Where does “-іти” come from?

-іти (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

-іти (Ukrainian): Suffix added to adjectives to form intransitive verbs that describe having or gaining the property of said adjective

Definitions

  1. Suffix added to adjectives to form intransitive verbs that describe having or gaining the property of said adjective

Ancestry of “-іти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Words derived from “-іти

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁tiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ětiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei