Where does “намачивать” come from?

намачивать (Russian) comes from Russian намочи́ть, from Russian мочи́ть, from Proto-Slavic močiti, from Proto-Slavic moča, from Proto-Slavic mok- — wet, damp, moist.

намачивать (Russian): to wet, to moisten

Definitions

  1. to wet, to moisten

Ancestry of “намачивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнамочи́тьto wet, to moisten
2Russianмочи́тьto wet
3Proto-Slavicmočitito wet
4Proto-Slavicmočawetness, puddle, urine
5Proto-Slavicmok-wet, damp, moist
Every word from Proto-Slavic mok- →Every word from Proto-Slavic moča →Every word from Proto-Slavic močiti →