Where does “навяза́ть” come from?

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

навяза́ть (Russian): to tie (on), to fasten (to)

Definitions

  1. to tie (on), to fasten (to)

Ancestry of “навяза́ть”, step by step

навяза́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian навя́знуть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнавя́знутьto get stuck, to stick
2Russianна-onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the...
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Russian вяза́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвяза́тьto tie up, to bind
2Proto-Slavicvę̄zàtito tie

Words derived from “навяза́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Russian на- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →