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Where does “лысеть” come from?

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

Ancestry of “лысеть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “лысеть”

  • полысеть
  • облысеть
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →