Where does “напильник” come from?

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

напильник (Russian): file, rasp

Definitions

  1. file, rasp

Ancestry of “напильник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнапили́тьto saw a quantity of
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 →