Where does “прикрытие” come from?

прикрытие (Russian) comes from Russian прикры́ть, from Russian при-, from Russian при, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

прикрытие (Russian): cover, escort

Definitions

  1. cover, escort

Ancestry of “прикрытие”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianприкры́тьto cover, to screen, to close / shut softly
2Russianпри-arrival; attachment, on; adding to
3Russianприin the presence of; in the time of; at, by
4Proto-Slavicprinext to, by, at; with; to
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Russian при-
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