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Where does “zlobit” come from?

zlobit (Czech) comes from Czech -it, from Old Czech -íti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

zlobit (Czech): to fool around; to play up; to be angry

Definitions

  1. to fool around; to play up; to be angry

Ancestry of “zlobit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-itforms the infinitive of the 3rd class verbs; from...
2Old Czech-íti—
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 “zlobit”

  • rozzlobit
  • rozzlobený
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