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Where does “обстреливать” come from?

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

обстреливать (Russian): to shell, to fire at

Definitions

  1. to shell, to fire at

Ancestry of “обстреливать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобстреля́ть—
2Russianстреля́ть—
3Old East Slavicстрѣлятиthrow arrows
4Proto-Slavicstrěľati—
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