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Where does “поражаться” come from?

поражаться (Russian) comes from Russian поража́ть, 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;...

поражаться (Russian): to be surprised/astonished/thunderstruck; passive...

Definitions

  1. to be surprised/astonished/thunderstruck; passive...

Ancestry of “поражаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпоража́ть—
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;...
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