Where does “наковывать” come from?

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

наковывать (Russian): to forge onto, to attach by forging

Definitions

  1. to forge onto, to attach by forging

Ancestry of “наковывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнакова́тьto forge onto, to attach by forging
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 →