Where does “опивать” come from?

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

опивать (Russian): to drink out of house and home to drink at someone's expense, causing them material damage

Definitions

  1. to drink out of house and home to drink at someone's expense, causing them material damage

Ancestry of “опивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianопи́тьto drink out of house and home to drink at someone's expense, causing them material damage
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 →