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Where does “восхищаться” come from?

восхищаться (Russian) comes from Russian восхища́ть, from Russian -а́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

восхищаться (Russian): to be delighted; to admire; to be carried away

Definitions

  1. to be delighted; to admire; to be carried away

Ancestry of “восхищаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвосхища́ть—
2Russian-а́ть—
3Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
4Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
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