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Where does “svirati” come from?

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

svirati (Proto-Slavic): to whistle; to play music

Definitions

  1. to whistle; to play music

Ancestry of “svirati”, 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 “svirati”

  • свирель
  • свирати
  • svirati
  • свирол
  • svirělь
  • свирѣль
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