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.
облиза́ть (Russian): to lick, to lick all over, to lick clean
Definitions
- to lick, to lick all over, to lick clean
Ancestry of “облиза́ть”, step by step
облиза́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian лиза́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | лиза́ть | to lick |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | лизати | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | līzàti | to lick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵʰ- | to lick |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |