Where does “простираться” come from?
простираться (Russian) comes from Russian простира́ть, from Russian стира́ть, from Russian с-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
простираться (Russian): to stretch, to reach, to range; passive of...
Definitions
- to stretch, to reach, to range; passive of...
Ancestry of “простираться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | простира́ть | to stretch; to wash |
| 2 | Russian | стира́ть | to erase, to wash |
| 3 | Russian | с- | down; off, from off |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |