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Where does “закричать” come from?

закричать (Russian) comes from Russian крича́ть, from Proto-Slavic kričati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

закричать (Russian): to begin to shout, to cry out, to give a shout;...

Definitions

  1. to begin to shout, to cry out, to give a shout;...

Ancestry of “закричать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкрича́ть—
2Proto-Slavickričatito scream
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
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