Where does “навалом” come from?
навалом (Russian) comes from Russian навалить, from Russian на-, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
навалом (Russian): in bulk, in a pile; lots, a lot
Definitions
- in bulk, in a pile; lots, a lot
Ancestry of “навалом”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | навалить | to put , to heap up , to pile; to load , to... |
| 2 | Russian | на- | onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | na | on; concerning; onto |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |