коїти

• IPA^(key):

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kojiti (“to soothe”), the exact nature of the semantic shift is unknown. Compare Old Ruthenian ко́итися (kóitisja, “to be held, to be soothed”). Alternatively, related to чини́ти (čynýty).

ко́їти • (kójity) impf (perfective ско́їти)

1. (transitive) to commit, to do (usually something bad)

• ко́їтися impf (kójitysja)

Borrowed from Polish koić, from Proto-Slavic *kojiti (“to soothe”).

ко́їти • (kójity) impf (perfective уко́їти)

1. (transitive, obsolete) to calm, to soothe

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• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “коїти”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
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• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “коїти”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “коїти”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “коїти”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “коїти”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)