Where does “запихивать” come from?

запихивать (Russian) comes from Russian запихну́ть, from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

запихивать (Russian): to push (in, into), to cram (in, into), to stuff (into)

Definitions

  1. to push (in, into), to cram (in, into), to stuff (into)

Ancestry of “запихивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзапихну́тьto push (in, into), to cram (in, into), to stuff (into)
2Russianза́-behind, beyond
3Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian запихну́ть →