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 (in), to entangle (in), to wind (round)

Definitions

  1. to enmesh (in), to entangle (in), to wind (round)

Ancestry of “опутывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianопу́татьto enmesh (in), to entangle (in), to wind (round)
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 →