Where does “ощупывать” come from?

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

ощупывать (Russian): to feel

Definitions

  1. to feel

Ancestry of “ощупывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianощу́патьto feel (with fingers)
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 →
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