Where does “запотевать” come from?
запотевать (Russian) comes from Russian запоте́ть, from Russian поте́ть, from Russian пот, from Old East Slavic потъ, from Proto-Slavic potъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic paktas, from Proto-Indo-European pokʷtós, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-.
запотевать (Russian): to steam up, to mist up
Definitions
- to steam up, to mist up
Ancestry of “запотевать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | запоте́ть | to steam up, to mist up |
| 2 | Russian | поте́ть | to sweat, to perspire |
| 3 | Russian | пот | sweat, perspiration |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | потъ | sweat |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | potъ | sweat |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | paktas | sweat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pokʷtós | cooked |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |