Where does “знаменосец” come from?
знаменосец (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian носи, from Proto-Slavic nositi, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
знаменосец (Macedonian): standard-bearer
Ancestry of “знаменосец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | носи | to carry, bear; to bring; to wear |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nositi | to carry, to bring |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |