Where does “запылиться” come from?

запылиться (Russian) comes from Russian запылить, from Russian пыли́ть, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

запылиться (Russian): to become covered in dust, to get dusty

Definitions

  1. to become covered in dust, to get dusty

Ancestry of “запылиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзапылитьto cover with dust, to make dusty
2Russianпыли́тьto raise dust, to fill the air with dust
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
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