Where does “іржавіти” come from?
іржавіти (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -іти, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
іржавіти (Ukrainian): to rust, to oxidize
Definitions
- to rust, to oxidize
Ancestry of “іржавіти”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | -іти | Suffix added to adjectives to form intransitive verbs that describe having or gaining the property of said adjective |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |