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Where does “застрахова́ть” come from?

застрахова́ть (Russian) comes from Russian страхова́ть, from Russian страх, from Proto-Slavic straxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.

Ancestry of “застрахова́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстрахова́ть—
2Russianстрахfear; risk, peril; awfully
3Proto-Slavicstraxъfear, terror
4Proto-Balto-Slavicstrākš-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong

Words derived from “застрахова́ть”

  • застраховывать
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