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Where does “залевати” come from?

залевати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian за̀лити, from Ukrainian за-, from Ukrainian сила, from Proto-Slavic sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic séiˀlāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂i-l-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

залевати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of за̀лити

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of за̀лити

Ancestry of “залевати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianза̀лити—
2Ukrainianза-beyond, behind
3Ukrainianсилаforce; strength
4Proto-Slavicsilastrength, force
5Proto-Balto-Slavicséiˀlāˀstrength, force; soul
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂i-l-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
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