Where does “обзаводиться” come from?
обзаводиться (Russian) comes from Russian заводи́ться, from Russian води́ться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
обзаводиться (Russian): to acquire, to provide oneself
Definitions
- to acquire, to provide oneself
Ancestry of “обзаводиться”, step by step
обзаводиться traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian заводи́ться
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | заводи́ться | to be acquired idiomatically translated by |
| 2 | Russian | води́ться | to associate with, to play with, to consort with |
| 3 | Russian | -ся | Reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and... |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | сѧ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sę | oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sen | oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |