Where does “kaliti” come from?
kaliti (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic kaliti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
kaliti (Slovene): to temper, to harden (metal)
Definitions
- to temper, to harden (metal)
Ancestry of “kaliti”, step by step
kaliti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic kaliti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kaliti | to soil, muddle; to temper; to case-harden |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Slovene kȃl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovene | kȃl | — |