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Where does “-oyéti” come from?

-oyéti (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-oyéti (Proto-Indo-European): Creates factitive verbs from adjectives

Definitions

  1. Creates factitive verbs from adjectives

Ancestry of “-oyéti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
3Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-oyéti”

  • regard
  • regarding
  • garden
  • hate
  • reward
  • regardless
  • hatred
  • guardian
  • disregard
  • rewarding
  • hateful
  • avant
  • warden
  • guardianship
  • hater
  • Garda
  • churchwarden
  • unrewarding
  • rewarder
  • regardful
  • regarder
  • hatefully
  • hatefulness
  • regardeth
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