Where does “ротозейничать” come from?
ротозейничать (Russian) comes from Russian ротозе́й, from Russian зиять, from Proto-Slavic zijati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źiāˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁i-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.
ротозейничать (Russian): to rubberneck, to gawk, to goggle
Definitions
- to rubberneck, to gawk, to goggle
Ancestry of “ротозейничать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ротозе́й | onlooker, bystander |
| 2 | Russian | зиять | to gape, to yawn |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | zijati | to gape, to be wide open |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źiāˀ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₁i-eh₂- | to gape, be wide open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁y- | to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰih₁- | — |