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Where does “опа́сливый” come from?

опа́сливый (Russian) comes from Russian опаса́ться, 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;...

Ancestry of “опа́сливый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianопаса́ться—
2Russian-а́ть—
3Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
4Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Words derived from “опа́сливый”

  • опасливо
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