Where does “обдели́ть” come from?
обдели́ть (Russian) comes from Russian дели́ть, from Proto-Slavic děliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
обдели́ть (Russian): to do out of one's share, to not let have one's fair share, to share unfairly
Definitions
- to do out of one's share, to not let have one's fair share, to share unfairly
Ancestry of “обдели́ть”, step by step
обдели́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian дели́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | дели́ть | to divide |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | děliti | to divide |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | doyl- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |