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Where does “кале́чить” come from?

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

кале́чить (Russian): to maim, cripple

Definitions

  1. to maim, cripple

Ancestry of “кале́чить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-и́ть—
2Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “кале́чить”

  • искалечить
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →