Where does “усеивать” come from?

усеивать (Russian) comes from Russian усе́ять, from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

усеивать (Russian): to dot (with), to strew (with), to litter (with), to pepper (with)

Definitions

  1. to dot (with), to strew (with), to litter (with), to pepper (with)

Ancestry of “усеивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianусе́ятьto dot (with), to strew (with), to litter (with), to pepper (with)
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 усе́ять →