Where does “обрасти́” come from?

обрасти́ (Russian) comes from Russian расти́, from Proto-Slavic orsti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.

обрасти́ (Russian): to become/be overgrown (with), to become/be covered (with)

Definitions

  1. to become/be overgrown (with), to become/be covered (with)

Ancestry of “обрасти́”, step by step

обрасти́ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian расти́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрасти́to grow
2Proto-Slavicorstito grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters

Words derived from “обрасти́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Proto-Slavic orsti →Every word from Russian расти́ →