Where does “bělit” come from?

bělit (Czech) comes from Old Czech bieliti, from Proto-Slavic běliti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

bělit (Czech): to bleach

Definitions

  1. to bleach

Ancestry of “bělit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechbieliti—
2Proto-Slavicbělitito whiten
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “bělit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →