Where does “лапать” come from?

лапать (Russian) comes from Russian -ть, from Proto-Slavic -ti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -tei, from Proto-Indo-European -tey.

лапать (Russian): to touch, to paw, to grope

Definitions

  1. to touch, to paw, to grope

Ancestry of “лапать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ть"suffix indicating {{glossary|infinitive}}s of...
2Proto-Slavic-tiThe ending of the infinitive. Not productive by...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-tei—
4Proto-Indo-European-tey—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tey →Every word from Russian -ть →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -tei →
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