Where does “обмозговывать” come from?
обмозговывать (Russian) comes from Russian обмозгова́ть, from Russian мозгова́ть, from Russian мозг, from Proto-Slavic mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgás, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.
обмозговывать (Russian): to think through, to think over
Definitions
- to think through, to think over
Ancestry of “обмозговывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | обмозгова́ть | to carefully think through or think over |
| 2 | Russian | мозгова́ть | to think through, to think hard |
| 3 | Russian | мозг | brain; marrow; brains |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | mozgъ | marrow, brain |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | masgás | marrow; brain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mosgʰós | marrow; brain |