Where does “обсы́пать” come from?

обсы́пать (Russian) comes from Russian сы́пать, from Old East Slavic сꙑпати, from Proto-Slavic sỳpati — to pour, strew.

обсы́пать (Russian): to cover by sprinkling, to sprinkle over

Definitions

  1. to cover by sprinkling, to sprinkle over

Ancestry of “обсы́пать”, step by step

обсы́пать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian сы́пать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсы́патьto pour, to strew; to pour
2Old East Slavicсꙑпати—
3Proto-Slavicsỳpatito pour, strew

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters
Every word from Proto-Slavic sỳpati →Every word from Old East Slavic сꙑпати →Every word from Russian сы́пать →