Where does “помотать” come from?

помотать (Russian) comes from Russian мота́ть, from Proto-Slavic motati — to wind.

помотать (Russian): to shake for awhile

Definitions

  1. to shake for awhile

Ancestry of “помотать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмота́тьto reel, wind, squander
2Proto-Slavicmotatito wind
Every word from Proto-Slavic motati →Every word from Russian мота́ть →