Where does “-ати” come from?

-ати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

-ати (Serbo-Croatian): A suffix appended to words to form a verb

Definitions

  1. A suffix appended to words to form a verb

Ancestry of “-ати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
2Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Words derived from “-ати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ati →