Where does “напевать” come from?
напевать (Russian) comes from Russian напе́ть, from Russian на-, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
напевать (Russian): to hum; to sing; to have one's singing recorded
Definitions
- to hum; to sing; to have one's singing recorded
Ancestry of “напевать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | напе́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | на- | onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | na | on; concerning; onto |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |