Where does “обласка́ть” come from?

обласка́ть (Russian) comes from Russian ласкать, from Proto-Slavic làskati — to caress.

обласка́ть (Russian): to treat kindly

Definitions

  1. to treat kindly

Ancestry of “обласка́ть”, step by step

обласка́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ласкать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianласкатьto caress
2Proto-Slaviclàskatito caress

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters

Words derived from “обласка́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic làskati →Every word from Russian ласкать →