Where does “обмозгова́ть” come from?
обмозгова́ть (Russian) comes from Russian мозгова́ть, from Russian мозг, from Proto-Slavic mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgás, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.
обмозгова́ть (Russian): to carefully think through or think over
Definitions
- to carefully think through or think over
Ancestry of “обмозгова́ть”, step by step
обмозгова́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian мозгова́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мозгова́ть | to think through, to think hard |
| 2 | Russian | мозг | brain; marrow; brains |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mozgъ | marrow, brain |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | masgás | marrow; brain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mosgʰós | marrow; brain |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |