Where does “нашёптывать” come from?

нашёптывать (Russian) comes from Russian нашепта́ть, from Russian шепта́ть, from Russian -ня́, from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

нашёптывать (Russian): to whisper

Definitions

  1. to whisper

Ancestry of “нашёптывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнашепта́тьto whisper
2Russianшепта́тьto whisper (to talk in a quiet voice)
3Russian-ня́forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed
4Proto-Slavic*-ьňa—
5Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
6Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Russian -ня́ →