Where does “накачивать” come from?

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

накачивать (Russian): to pump; to inflate

Definitions

  1. to pump; to inflate

Ancestry of “накачивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнакача́тьto pump
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 →