Where does “засы́пать” come from?

засы́пать (Russian) comes from Russian сы́пать, from Old East Slavic сꙑпати, from Proto-Slavic sỳpati — to pour, strew.

засы́пать (Russian): to fill up

Definitions

  1. to fill up

Ancestry of “засы́пать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсы́патьto pour, to strew; to pour
2Old East Slavicсꙑпати
3Proto-Slavicsỳpatito pour, strew

Words derived from “засы́пать

Every word from Proto-Slavic sỳpatiEvery word from Old East Slavic сꙑпатиEvery word from Russian сы́пать