Where does “скврьнити” come from?

скврьнити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic ити, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

скврьнити (Old Church Slavonic): to pollute

Definitions

  1. to pollute

Ancestry of “скврьнити”, step by step

скврьнити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic ити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicитиto go; to walk
2Proto-Slavicjьtito go
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Old Church Slavonic скврьна

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicскврьнаscar, stain; dirt, filth
2Proto-Slavicskvьrnastain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →