Where does “шепта́ть” come from?
шепта́ть (Russian) comes from Russian -ня́, from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
Ancestry of “шепта́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | -ня́ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *-ьňa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |
Words derived from “шепта́ть”