Where does “pobielaty” come from?
pobielaty (Polish) comes from Polish pobielić, from Polish bielić, from Proto-Slavic běliti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Ancestry of “pobielaty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pobielić | to whiten, to make white, to make seem white |
| 2 | Polish | bielić | to whitewash; to bleach, whiten; to tin |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | běliti | to whiten |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |