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
- Creates factitive verbs from adjectives
Ancestry of “-oyéti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 3 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “-oyéti”