Where does “заморгать” come from?

заморгать (Russian) comes from Russian морга́ть, from Proto-Slavic mъrgati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic murˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥gʷ-.

заморгать (Russian): to begin to blink, to begin to wink

Definitions

  1. to begin to blink, to begin to wink

Ancestry of “заморгать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianморга́тьto blink, wink
2Proto-Slavicmъrgatito blink, to wink
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmurˀg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥gʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥gʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic murˀg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъrgati →