Where does “заморозок” come from?

заморозок (Russian) comes from Russian заморо́зить, from Russian моро́зить, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

заморозок (Russian): overnight freeze, cold snap (usually in late spring or early autumn, when days are warm)

Definitions

  1. overnight freeze, cold snap (usually in late spring or early autumn, when days are warm)

Ancestry of “заморозок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаморо́зитьto freeze
2Russianморо́зитьto freeze, congeal
3Russian-и́ть
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti