Where does “вести́сь” come from?
вести́сь (Russian) comes from Russian -сь, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “вести́сь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -сь | contraction of -ся; this, last |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sь | this |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śis | this here |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | — |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “вести́сь”