Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ěti
Proto-Slavic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti. The present tense inflection is thematic, effectively continuing Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti.
Suffix
edit*-ěti
- Inherited, stative (to be)
- Deadjectival, inchoative (to become)
- Denominal