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Where does “обмякать” come from?

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

обмякать (Russian): to become soft, to soften; to become flabby, to...

Definitions

  1. to become soft, to soften; to become flabby, to...

Ancestry of “обмякать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-а́ть—
2Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
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