Where does “обмы́ть” come from?

обмы́ть (Russian) comes from Russian мыть, from Proto-Slavic myti, from Proto-Indo-European muH-.

обмы́ть (Russian): to wash, to bathe

Definitions

  1. to wash, to bathe

Ancestry of “обмы́ть”, step by step

обмы́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian мыть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмытьto wash
2Proto-Slavicmytito wash
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmuH-—

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters

Words derived from “обмы́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European muH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic myti →Every word from Russian мыть →