Where does “обмывать” come from?

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

обмывать (Russian): to wash, to bathe

Definitions

  1. to wash, to bathe

Ancestry of “обмывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобмы́тьto wash, to bathe
2Russianмытьto wash
3Proto-Slavicmytito wash
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmuH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European muH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic myti →Every word from Russian мыть →