Where does “поповзати” come from?

поповзати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian по́взати, from Proto-Slavic pь̀lzati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilźtei.

поповзати (Ukrainian): to creep, to crawl especially in multiple directions

Definitions

  1. to creep, to crawl especially in multiple directions

Ancestry of “поповзати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпо́взатиto creep, to crawl
2Proto-Slavicpь̀lzatito creep, to crawl
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*pilźtei—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pь̀lzati →Every word from Ukrainian по́взати →