Where does “мӑк” come from?
мӑк (Chuvash) comes from Russian мох, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
мӑк (Chuvash): moss
Ancestry of “мӑк”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | мох | moss |
| 2 | Russian | -и́ть | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |