Where does “объясниться” come from?

объясниться (Russian) comes from Russian объясни́ть, from Russian -ясни́ть, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

объясниться (Russian): to explain oneself

Definitions

  1. to explain oneself

Ancestry of “объясниться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобъясни́тьto explain
2Russian-ясни́ть—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →
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