Where does “-āō” come from?

-āō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-āō (Proto-Italic): Forms primarily denominative verbs

Definitions

  1. Forms primarily denominative verbs

Ancestry of “-āō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-āō”

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