Where does “облизываться” come from?

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

облизываться (Russian): to lick oneself

Definitions

  1. to lick oneself

Ancestry of “облизываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоблизыватьto lick, to lick all over, to lick clean
2Russianоблиза́тьto lick, to lick all over, to lick clean
3Russianлиза́тьto lick
4Old East Slavicлизати—
5Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic līzàti →Every word from Old East Slavic лизати →