Where does “svirel” come from?
svirel (English) comes from Russian свире́ль, from Old East Slavic свирѣль, from Proto-Slavic svirělь, from Proto-Slavic svirati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
svirel (English): An old folk Russian wind instrument of the...
Definitions
- An old folk Russian wind instrument of the...
Ancestry of “svirel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | свире́ль | a pipe, reed |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | свирѣль | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | svirělь | pipe, flute |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | svirati | to whistle; to play music |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |