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- — to sew.
обши́ть (Russian): to edge, to border, to trim
Definitions
- to edge, to border, to trim
Ancestry of “обши́ть”, step by step
обши́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian шить
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | шить | to sew; to be occupied with sewing, to tailor; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | šiti | to sew |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sjūtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *syewH- | to sew |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |