Where does “-и́вий” come from?

-и́вий (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ivъ, from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

-и́вий (Ukrainian): ful, -y, -ous forms adjectives with the sense of "being characterized by the noun"

Definitions

  1. ful, -y, -ous forms adjectives with the sense of "being characterized by the noun"

Ancestry of “-и́вий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ivъ
2Proto-Slavic-vъFrom thematic declension of u-stem...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*-was
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-и́вий

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Proto-Slavic -vъEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ivъ
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