Where does “простреливать” come from?
простреливать (Russian) comes from Russian прострели́ть, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
простреливать (Russian): to shoot through, to pierce with an arrow or...
Definitions
- to shoot through, to pierce with an arrow or...
Ancestry of “простреливать”, step by step
простреливать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian прострели́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | прострели́ть | to shoot through, to pierce with an arrow or bullet |
| 2 | Russian | про́- | through, past describing an action of passing through a space or an object |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Russian простреля́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | простреля́ть | to test-fire (a weapon) |
| 2 | Russian | стреля́ть | to shoot, to fire |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | стрѣляти | throw arrows |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | strěľati | to shoot arrows |