Where does “запу́тывать” come from?

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

запу́тывать (Russian): to entangle, to tangle

Definitions

  1. to entangle, to tangle

Ancestry of “запу́тывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзапу́татьto entangle, to tangle
2Russianза́-behind, beyond
3Proto-Slavicza-for

Words derived from “запу́тывать”

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