Where does “бели́ть” come from?

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

бели́ть (Russian): to blanch, to whiten, to make something white factitive deadjectival verb of

Definitions

  1. to blanch, to whiten, to make something white factitive deadjectival verb of

Ancestry of “бели́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbělitito whiten
2Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “бели́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →