Where does “окраска” come from?

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

окраска (Russian): colouring/coloring, painting, dyeing

Definitions

  1. colouring/coloring, painting, dyeing

Ancestry of “окраска”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianокра́ситьto tincture, to paint, to dye
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 h₃ebʰiEvery word from Russian о-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab