Where does “свирель” come from?
свирель (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic свирѣль, from Proto-Slavic svirělь, from Proto-Slavic svirati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
свирель (Russian): a pipe, reed
Ancestry of “свирель”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | свирѣль | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | svirělь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | svirati | to whistle; to play music |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |
Words derived from “свирель”