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