Where does “skłonić” come from?
skłonić (Polish) comes from Polish kłonić, from Proto-Slavic kloniti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
skłonić (Polish): to prompt, to prod, to induce
Definitions
- to prompt, to prod, to induce
Ancestry of “skłonić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kłonić | to lower, to bow |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kloniti | to bow; to incline, to converge |
| 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 |