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Where does “наполняться” come from?

наполняться (Russian) comes from Russian наполня́ть, from Russian по́лный, from Proto-Slavic pьlnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pílˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

наполняться (Russian): to fill; passive of наполня́ть

Definitions

  1. to fill; passive of наполня́ть

Ancestry of “наполняться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаполня́ть—
2Russianпо́лныйfull, complete
3Proto-Slavicpьlnъfull
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpílˀnasfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →