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Where does “grěšiti” come from?

grěšiti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

grěšiti (Proto-Slavic): to sin

Definitions

  1. to sin

Ancestry of “grěšiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
2Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
3Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “grěšiti”

  • grzeszyć
  • греши
  • greșeală
  • greși
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