Where does “наплевать” come from?

наплевать (Russian) comes from Russian плева́ть, from Proto-Slavic pľьvati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

наплевать (Russian): to spit

Definitions

  1. to spit

Ancestry of “наплевать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплева́тьto spit
2Proto-Slavicpľьvatito spit
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pľьvati →Every word from Russian плева́ть →