Where does “окрашивать” come from?

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

окрашивать (Russian): to tincture, to paint, to dye; to tinge

Definitions

  1. to tincture, to paint, to dye; to tinge

Ancestry of “окрашивать”, 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 h₃ebʰi →Every word from Russian о- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →