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Where does “łuszczyć” come from?

łuszczyć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic luščiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “łuszczyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicluščitito peel, to shell
2Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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