Where does “зачудити” come from?
зачудити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian чудити, from Proto-Slavic čuditi, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
зачудити (Serbo-Croatian): to amaze, astonish; to be amazed
Definitions
- to amaze, astonish; to be amazed
Ancestry of “зачудити”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | чудити | to surprise, to amaze, astonish |
| 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 |