Where does “поголубеть” come from?

поголубеть (Russian) comes from Russian голубе́ть, from Russian -е́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

поголубеть (Russian): to turn blue; to turn gay

Definitions

  1. to turn blue; to turn gay

Ancestry of “поголубеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianголубе́тьto show blue
2Russian-е́ть—
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěti →Every word from Russian -е́ть →
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