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Where does “slikati” come from?

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

slikati (Slovene): to paint

Definitions

  1. to paint

Ancestry of “slikati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovene-atiForms imperfective verbs from perfective verbs
2Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →