Where does “обстреля́ть” come from?

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

обстреля́ть (Russian): to shell, to fire at

Definitions

  1. to shell, to fire at

Ancestry of “обстреля́ть”, step by step

обстреля́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian стреля́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстреля́тьto shoot, to fire
2Old East Slavicстрѣлятиthrow arrows
3Proto-Slavicstrěľatito shoot arrows

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters

Words derived from “обстреля́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic strěľati →Every word from Old East Slavic стрѣляти →Every word from Russian стреля́ть →