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.
застрахова́ть (Russian): to insure to provide for compensation if some risk occurs
Definitions
- to insure to provide for compensation if some risk occurs
Ancestry of “застрахова́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | страхова́ть | to insure to provide for compensation if some risk occurs |
| 2 | Russian | страх | fear; risk, peril; awfully |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | straxъ | fear, terror |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | strākš- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |