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Where does “караулить” come from?

караулить (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.

караулить (Russian): to guard, to keep watch; to watch , to lie in...

Definitions

  1. to guard, to keep watch; to watch , to lie in...

Ancestry of “караулить”, 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
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