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Where does “обши́ть” come from?

обши́ть (Russian) comes from Russian шить, from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-.

Ancestry of “обши́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшитьto sew; to be occupied with sewing, to tailor; to...
2Proto-Slavicšitito sew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsjūtei—
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-—

Words derived from “обши́ть”

  • обшивать
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