Where does “поползать” come from?

поползать (Russian) comes from Russian по́лзать, from Proto-Slavic pь̀lzati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilźtei.

поползать (Russian): to crawl for some time

Definitions

  1. to crawl for some time

Ancestry of “поползать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́лзатьto creep, to crawl
2Proto-Slavicpь̀lzatito creep, to crawl
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*pilźtei—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pь̀lzati →Every word from Russian по́лзать →