Where does “застукивать” come from?
застукивать (Russian) comes from Russian засту́кать, from Russian сту́кать, from Proto-Slavic stukati — to knock, to tap.
застукивать (Russian): to drown out (someone's speech) by knocking
Definitions
- to drown out (someone's speech) by knocking
Ancestry of “застукивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | засту́кать | to start knocking |
| 2 | Russian | сту́кать | to knock |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | stukati | to knock, to tap |