Where does “мүк” come from?

мүк (Kazakh) 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.

мүк (Kazakh): moss

Definitions

  1. moss

Ancestry of “мүк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмохmoss
2Russian-и́ть—
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →
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