Where does “lśnić” come from?
lśnić (Polish) comes from Old Polish ślnić, from Old Polish -ić, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
lśnić (Polish): to shine, to glitter, to shimmer, to glisten
Definitions
- to shine, to glitter, to shimmer, to glisten
Ancestry of “lśnić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | ślnić | to shine, to sparkle, to gleam, to glow |
| 2 | Old Polish | -ić | forms verbs |
| 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 |