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”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →