Where does “нахваливать” come from?
нахваливать (Russian) comes from Russian нахвали́ть, from Russian хвали́ть, from Old East Slavic хвалити, from Proto-Slavic xvaliti, from Proto-Slavic xvala — praise; thanks.
нахваливать (Russian): to praise, to extol, to tout (a lot)
Definitions
- to praise, to extol, to tout (a lot)
Ancestry of “нахваливать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | нахвали́ть | to praise, to extol, to tout (a lot) |
| 2 | Russian | хвали́ть | praise |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | хвалити | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | xvaliti | to praise |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | xvala | praise; thanks |