Where does “умывать” come from?
умывать (Russian) comes from Russian умы́ть, from Russian мыть, from Proto-Slavic myti, from Proto-Indo-European muH-.
умывать (Russian): to wash
Ancestry of “умывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | умы́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | мыть | to wash |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | myti | to wash |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | muH- | — |
Words derived from “умывать”