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

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

Ancestry of “опутывать”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	опу́тать	to enmesh (in), to entangle (in), to wind (round)
2	Russian	о-	prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce...
3	Proto-Slavic	o(b)	around, about; concerning; against, on
4	Proto-Balto-Slavic	ab	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ebʰi	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Russian о- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →