Where does “мерехтіння” come from?
мерехтіння (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -і́ння, from Ukrainian -іти, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
мерехтіння (Ukrainian): flicker, flickering, glimmer, glimmering, shimmer, shimmering, twinkle, twinkling
Definitions
- flicker, flickering, glimmer, glimmering, shimmer, shimmering, twinkle, twinkling
Ancestry of “мерехтіння”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | -і́ння | tion, -ence, -ance, -ity, etc. suffix used to form abstract nouns from verbs, and occasionally from other parts of speech |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -іти | Suffix added to adjectives to form intransitive verbs that describe having or gaining the property of said adjective |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |