Where does “накинуться” come from?

накинуться (Russian) comes from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

накинуться (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 “накинуться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
2Old East Slavicсѧ—
3Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Russian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →