Where does “запаливать” come from?

запаливать (Russian) comes from Russian запали́ть, from Russian пали́ть, from Proto-Slavic pālìti — to burn, to singe.

запаливать (Russian): to kindle, to set on fire; to drive too hard; to...

Definitions

  1. to kindle, to set on fire; to drive too hard; to...

Ancestry of “запаливать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзапали́тьto kindle, to set on fire
2Russianпали́тьto fire, to burn; to burn, scorch
3Proto-Slavicpālìtito burn, to singe
Every word from Proto-Slavic pālìtiEvery word from Russian пали́тьEvery word from Russian запали́ть
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