Where does “заплева́ть” come from?

заплева́ть (Russian) comes from Russian плева́ть, from Proto-Slavic pľьvati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

заплева́ть (Russian): to spit on

Definitions

  1. to spit on

Ancestry of “заплева́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплева́тьto spit
2Proto-Slavicpľьvatito spit
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit

Words derived from “заплева́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pľьvati →Every word from Russian плева́ть →