Where does “помешаться” come from?

помешаться (Russian) comes from Russian меша́ться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

помешаться (Russian): to go crazy; to be obsessed with, to be a nut...

Definitions

  1. to go crazy; to be obsessed with, to be a nut...

Ancestry of “помешаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмеша́тьсяto mix, to mingle
2Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
3Old East Slavicсѧ—
4Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “помешаться”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Russian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →
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