Where does “нащупывать” come from?

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

нащупывать (Russian): to grope (for, after), to feel about (for)

Definitions

  1. to grope (for, after), to feel about (for)

Ancestry of “нащупывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнащу́патьto grope (for, after), to feel about (for)
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 →