Where does “подовжувати” come from?
подовжувати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian подо́вжити, from Ukrainian -и́ти, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
подовжувати (Ukrainian): to lengthen, to prolong, to extend
Definitions
- to lengthen, to prolong, to extend
Ancestry of “подовжувати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | подо́вжити | to lengthen, to prolong, to extend |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -и́ти | A suffix used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 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 |