Where does “прокладывать” come from?

прокладывать (Russian) comes from Russian ПРО, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

прокладывать (Russian): (a road, pipe etc.) to build, to construct, to lay

Definitions

  1. (a road, pipe etc.) to build, to construct, to lay

Ancestry of “прокладывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianПРОmissile defense
2Proto-Slavic*profor
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró →