Where does “замшелый” come from?

замшелый (Russian) comes from Russian замше́ть, from Russian мох, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

замшелый (Russian): mossy, moss-grown

Definitions

  1. mossy, moss-grown

Ancestry of “замшелый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзамше́тьto become mossy, to become covered or overgrown with moss
2Russianмохmoss
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