Where does “почудиться” come from?
почудиться (Russian) comes from Russian чу́диться, from Proto-Slavic čuditi, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
почудиться (Russian): to seem (to), to appear (to)
Definitions
- to seem (to), to appear (to)
Ancestry of “почудиться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | чу́диться | to seem (to), to appear (to) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čuditi | to be surprised, marvel |
| 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 |