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
- to shell, to fire at
Ancestry of “обстреливать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | обстреля́ть | to shell, to fire at |
| 2 | Russian | стреля́ть | to shoot, to fire |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | стрѣляти | throw arrows |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | strěľati | to shoot arrows |