Where does “затаптывать” come from?
затаптывать (Russian) comes from Russian затопта́ть, from Russian топта́ть, from Proto-Slavic tъpъtati — to stomp, to tramp.
затаптывать (Russian): to trample down, to trample under foot
Definitions
- to trample down, to trample under foot
Ancestry of “затаптывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | затопта́ть | to trample down, to trample under foot |
| 2 | Russian | топта́ть | to trample down |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tъpъtati | to stomp, to tramp |