Where does “chiti” come from?
chiti (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kititi, from Proto-Slavic kytiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
chiti (Romanian): to ponder, to think
Definitions
- to ponder, to think
Ancestry of “chiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | kititi | to decorate, adorn |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kytiti | to stack, to form a bouquet; to decorate |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |