Where does “нашаривать” come from?

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

нашаривать (Russian): to grope for

Definitions

  1. to grope for

Ancestry of “нашаривать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаша́ритьto find, to touch after groping for something
2Russianна-onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the...
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Russian на- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →