Where does “запоминание” come from?

запоминание (Russian) comes from Russian запомина́ть, from Russian помина́ть, from Old East Slavic поминати, from Slavic pomineti.

запоминание (Russian): memorization, memorizing

Definitions

  1. memorization, memorizing

Ancestry of “запоминание”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзапомина́тьto remember, to keep in mind
2Russianпомина́тьto remember, to recall
3Old East Slavicпоминати—
4Slavicpomineti—
Every word from Slavic pomineti →Every word from Old East Slavic поминати →Every word from Russian помина́ть →