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

  1. to hum; to sing; to have one's singing recorded

Ancestry of “напевать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнапе́тьto hum (a melody)
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 →