Where does “запу́тать” come from?

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

запу́тать (Russian): to entangle, to tangle

Definitions

  1. to entangle, to tangle

Ancestry of “запу́тать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianза́-behind, beyond
2Proto-Slavicza-for

Words derived from “запу́тать”

Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →
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