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Where does “kričati” come from?

kričati (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

kričati (Proto-Slavic): to scream

Definitions

  1. to scream

Ancestry of “kričati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Words derived from “kričati”

  • кричать
  • krzyczeć
  • кричати
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