Where does “-а́чий” come from?
-а́чий (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic *-ęťь — used after imperfective verb stems (i.e. in *-iti, *-ěti and *-ati verbs).
Ancestry of “-а́чий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *-ęťь | used after imperfective verb stems (i.e. in *-iti, *-ěti and *-ati verbs) |