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Where does “подобреть” come from?

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

подобреть (Russian): to become kind

Definitions

  1. to become kind

Ancestry of “подобреть”, step by step

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