Where does “пояснение” come from?

пояснение (Russian) comes from Russian поясни́ть, from Russian -ясни́ть, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

пояснение (Russian): clarification, explanation, elucidation

Definitions

  1. clarification, explanation, elucidation

Ancestry of “пояснение”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпоясни́тьto clarify, to explain, to illustrate
2Russian-ясни́ть
3Russian-и́ть
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti