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Where does “настораживать” come from?

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

Ancestry of “настораживать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнасторожи́ть—
2Russianсторожи́ть—
3Russian-и́ть—
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “настораживать”

  • настораживаться
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