Where does “кити” come from?

кити (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic kytiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

кити (Macedonian): to decorate, adorn, bedeck

Definitions

  1. to decorate, adorn, bedeck

Ancestry of “кити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickytitito stack, to form a bouquet; to decorate
2Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-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 →