Where does “навешивать” come from?

навешивать (Russian) comes from Russian наве́сить, from Russian на-, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

навешивать (Russian): to hang up, to suspend

Definitions

  1. to hang up, to suspend

Ancestry of “навешивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаве́ситьto hang on, suspend
2Russianна-onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the...
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Russian на- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →