Where does “mèrljiv” come from?
mèrljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian meriti, from Proto-Slavic měriti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
mèrljiv (Serbo-Croatian): measurable
Definitions
- measurable
Ancestry of “mèrljiv”, step by step
mèrljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian meriti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | meriti | to measure |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | měriti | to measure |
| 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 |
via Proto-Dravidian iv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | iv | — |