Where does “обласкивать” come from?

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

обласкивать (Russian): to treat kindly

Definitions

  1. to treat kindly

Ancestry of “обласкивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобласка́тьto treat kindly
2Russianласкатьto caress
3Proto-Slaviclàskatito caress
Every word from Proto-Slavic làskati →Every word from Russian ласкать →Every word from Russian обласка́ть →