Where does “поїти” come from?

поїти (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic поити, from Proto-Slavic pojiti, from Proto-Indo-European poh₃y-ey-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃y-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

поїти (Ukrainian): to water, to give to drink

Definitions

  1. to water, to give to drink

Ancestry of “поїти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпоитиto get going
2Proto-Slavicpojitito give to drink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpoh₃y-ey-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃y-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poh₃y-ey- →