Where does “насвистывать” come from?
насвистывать (Russian) comes from Russian насвиста́ть, from Russian на-, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
насвистывать (Russian): to whistle
Definitions
- to whistle
Ancestry of “насвистывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | насвиста́ть | to whistle (a melody) |
| 2 | Russian | на- | onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | na | on; concerning; onto |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |