Where does “upiękniać” come from?

upiękniać (Polish) comes from Polish upięknić, from Polish -ić, from Old Polish -ić, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

upiękniać (Polish): to beautify, to make pretty

Definitions

  1. to beautify, to make pretty

Ancestry of “upiękniać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishupięknićto beautify, to make pretty
2Polish-ićforms causative verbs
3Old Polish-ićforms verbs
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Polish -ić
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