Where does “насвиста́ть” come from?

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

насвиста́ть (Russian): to whistle (a melody)

Definitions

  1. to whistle (a melody)

Ancestry of “насвиста́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “насвиста́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Russian на- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →
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