Where does “обливаться” come from?
обливаться (Russian) comes from Russian облива́ть, from Russian обли́ть, from Russian ли́ть, from Proto-Slavic liti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
обливаться (Russian): to have a shower bath, to sponge down; to...
Definitions
- to have a shower bath, to sponge down; to...
Ancestry of “обливаться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | облива́ть | to pour (over); to spill (over), to sluice (over) |
| 2 | Russian | обли́ть | to pour (over); to spill (over), to sluice (over) |
| 3 | Russian | ли́ть | to pour, to spill |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | liti | to pour |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | leˀi- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |