Where does “окидывать” come from?

окидывать (Russian) comes from Russian оки́нуть, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

окидывать (Russian): to scan

Definitions

  1. to scan

Ancestry of “окидывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоки́нутьto scan (with one's eyes)
2Russianо-prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce...
3Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
4Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Russian о- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →