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

  1. to improve, to make better, to ameliorate

Ancestry of “полі́пшити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-и́тиA suffix used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
2Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti
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