Where does “деятель” come from?
деятель (Russian) comes from Russian -тель, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
деятель (Russian): doer, actor, agent; personality
Definitions
- doer, actor, agent; personality
Ancestry of “деятель”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | -тель | -er |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -teľь | Deverbative, forms agent nouns from the... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |