Where does “оцепенение” come from?

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

оцепенение (Russian): numbness; stupor; torpor

Definitions

  1. numbness; stupor; torpor

Ancestry of “оцепенение”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоцепенетьto grow torpid, to become rigid, to freeze
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 →