Where does “прислониться” come from?
прислониться (Russian) comes from Russian прислони́ть, from Russian -слони́ть, from Proto-Slavic sloniti, from Serbo-Croatian ослонити, from Serbo-Croatian о, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
прислониться (Russian): to lean against; passive of прислони́ть
Definitions
- to lean against; passive of прислони́ть
Ancestry of “прислониться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | прислони́ть | to lean (against), to rest (against) |
| 2 | Russian | -слони́ть | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sloniti | to lean; to screen, to shelter |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | ослонити | to lean; to lean on, hold onto; to rely on, trust |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | о | on, against; about, concerning |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |