Where does “зашептать” come from?
зашептать (Russian) comes from Russian шепта́ть, from Russian -ня́, from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
зашептать (Russian): to begin to whisper; to whisper a spell
Definitions
- to begin to whisper; to whisper a spell
Ancestry of “зашептать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | шепта́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | -ня́ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *-ьňa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |