Where does “промывание” come from?
промывание (Russian) comes from Russian промывать, from Russian промы́ть, from Russian про́-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
промывание (Russian): ablution, abstersion, douche, irrigation, lavement
Definitions
- ablution, abstersion, douche, irrigation, lavement
Ancestry of “промывание”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | промывать | to wash; to rinse, to bathe, to irrigate; to jig |
| 2 | Russian | промы́ть | to wash (well/properly/thoroughly) |
| 3 | Russian | про́- | through, past describing an action of passing through a space or an object |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |