Where does “обстреливать” come from?

обстреливать (Russian) comes from Russian обстреля́ть, from Russian стреля́ть, from Old East Slavic стрѣляти, from Proto-Slavic strěľati — to shoot arrows.

обстреливать (Russian): to shell, to fire at

Definitions

  1. to shell, to fire at

Ancestry of “обстреливать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобстреля́тьto shell, to fire at
2Russianстреля́тьto shoot, to fire
3Old East Slavicстрѣлятиthrow arrows
4Proto-Slavicstrěľatito shoot arrows
Every word from Proto-Slavic strěľatiEvery word from Old East Slavic стрѣлятиEvery word from Russian стреля́ть