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
- to cover oneself, to get covered; to be covered;...
Ancestry of “покрываться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | покрыва́ть | to cover |
| 2 | Russian | покры́ть | to cover, to roof (a house); to thatch, to tile |
| 3 | Russian | кры́ть | to cover, to roof (a house); to thatch, to tile |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kryti | to cover, to hide; to hide, to be under cover |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krū́ˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krewH- | to cover, heap |