Where does “обхватывать” come from?

обхватывать (Russian) comes from Russian обхвати́ть, from Russian хвати́ть, from Proto-Slavic xvatiti — to grasp, to catch.

обхватывать (Russian): to clasp

Definitions

  1. to clasp

Ancestry of “обхватывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобхвати́тьto clasp
2Russianхвати́тьto snatch and devour of animals
3Proto-Slavicxvatitito grasp, to catch
Every word from Proto-Slavic xvatiti →Every word from Russian хвати́ть →Every word from Russian обхвати́ть →