Where does “укалывать” come from?

укалывать (Russian) comes from Russian уколо́ть, from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

укалывать (Russian): to prick, to sting, to puncture

Definitions

  1. to prick, to sting, to puncture

Ancestry of “укалывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуколо́тьto prick, to sting, to puncture
2Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
3Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Russian у- →Every word from Russian уколо́ть →