Where does “наматывать” come from?

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

наматывать (Russian): to wind (round), to reel (on), to coil (round)

Definitions

  1. to wind (round), to reel (on), to coil (round)

Ancestry of “наматывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнамота́тьto wind (round), to reel (on), to coil (round)
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 →