Where does “обдурювати” come from?

обдурювати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian обдури́ти, from Ukrainian об- — before certain letters.

обдурювати (Ukrainian): to deceive, to fool, to dupe, to hoodwink, to bamboozle, to take in

Definitions

  1. to deceive, to fool, to dupe, to hoodwink, to bamboozle, to take in

Ancestry of “обдурювати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianобдури́тиto deceive, to fool, to dupe, to hoodwink, to bamboozle, to take in
2Ukrainianоб-before certain letters
Every word from Ukrainian об-Every word from Ukrainian обдури́ти