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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

  1. An old folk Russian wind instrument of the...

Ancestry of “svirel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсвире́льa pipe, reed
2Old East Slavicсвирѣль—
3Proto-Slavicsvirělь—
4Proto-Slavicsviratito whistle; to play music
5Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
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