Where does “свиреж” come from?
свиреж (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian свири, from Proto-Slavic svirati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
свиреж (Macedonian): whistle
Ancestry of “свиреж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | свири | to play; to honk; to produce a continuous,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | svirati | to whistle; to play music |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |