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Where does “облиза́ть” come from?

облиза́ть (Russian) comes from Russian лиза́ть, from Old East Slavic лизати, from Proto-Slavic līzàti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

Ancestry of “облиза́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлиза́тьto lick
2Old East Slavicлизати—
3Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “облиза́ть”

  • облизывать
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