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Where does “покрываться” come from?

покрываться (Russian) comes from Russian покрыва́ть, from Russian покры́ть, from Russian кры́ть, from Proto-Slavic kryti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European krewH- — to cover, heap.

покрываться (Russian): to cover oneself, to get covered; to be covered;...

Definitions

  1. to cover oneself, to get covered; to be covered;...

Ancestry of “покрываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпокрыва́тьto cover
2Russianпокры́ть—
3Russianкры́ть—
4Proto-Slavickrytito cover, to hide; to hide, to be under cover
5Proto-Balto-Slavickrū́ˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankrewH-to cover, heap
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