Where does “набрасываться” come from?

набрасываться (Russian) comes from Russian набра́сывать, from Russian наброса́ть, from Russian броса́ть, from Proto-Slavic brъsati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bruśetei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruḱ-.

набрасываться (Russian): to fall (upon, on), to pounce (on), to attack, to assault, to go (for)

Definitions

  1. to fall (upon, on), to pounce (on), to attack, to assault, to go (for)

Ancestry of “набрасываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнабра́сыватьto sketch, to draw an outline (of)
2Russianнаброса́тьto sketch, to draw an outline (of)
3Russianброса́тьto throw, to drop
4Proto-Slavicbrъsatito wipe
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbruśetei
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰruḱ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruḱ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bruśeteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic brъsati