Where does “запятнать” come from?

запятнать (Russian) comes from Russian пятна́ть, from Russian пятно́, from Old East Slavic пятьно, from Proto-Slavic pętьno, from Proto-Slavic pęta, from Proto-Slavic pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

запятнать (Russian): to stain, to soil

Definitions

  1. to stain, to soil

Ancestry of “запятнать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпятна́тьto tag in a game
2Russianпятно́spot, mark
3Old East Slavicпятьноbrand, sign
4Proto-Slavicpętьnotrace, sign
5Proto-Slavicpętaheel
6Proto-Slavicpętito stretch; to tie, fix together
7Proto-Balto-Slavicpínˀteito braid; to stretch
8Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic pęti