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Where does “опутывать” come from?

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

опутывать (Russian): to enmesh , to entangle , to wind; to ensnare, to...

Definitions

  1. to enmesh , to entangle , to wind; to ensnare, to...

Ancestry of “опутывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianопу́тать—
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 →