Where does “облысеть” come from?
облысеть (Russian) comes from Russian лысе́ть, from Russian -е́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
облысеть (Russian): to become bald
Definitions
- to become bald
Ancestry of “облысеть”, step by step
облысеть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian лысе́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | лысе́ть | to become bald |
| 2 | Russian | -е́ть | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |