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Where does “крича́ть” come from?

крича́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic kričati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Ancestry of “крича́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickričatito scream
2Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Words derived from “крича́ть”

  • прокричать
  • закричать
  • крикун
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