Where does “наползать” come from?

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

наползать (Russian): to crawl onto; to make by crawling

Definitions

  1. to crawl onto; to make by crawling

Ancestry of “наползать”, step by step

наползать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian наползти́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаползти́to crawl
2Russianна-onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the...
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Russian по́лзать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́лзатьto creep, to crawl
2Proto-Slavicpь̀lzatito creep, to crawl
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*pilźtei—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Russian на- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →