Where does “забо́тливый” come from?
забо́тливый (Russian) comes from Russian забо́тить, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
забо́тливый (Russian): thoughtful, caring, considerate, solicitous
Definitions
- thoughtful, caring, considerate, solicitous
Ancestry of “забо́тливый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | забо́тить | to worry, to be a cause for concern (to) |
| 2 | Russian | -и́ть | — |
| 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 |