Where does “оскверни́ть” come from?
оскверни́ть (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic оскврьнити, from Old Church Slavonic -ити, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
оскверни́ть (Russian): to defile, to profane
Definitions
- to defile, to profane
Ancestry of “оскверни́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | оскврьнити | to defile |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | -ити | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |