Where does “жъ́на” come from?

жъ́на (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic жѧти, from Proto-Slavic žęti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

жъ́на (Bulgarian): to reap, to harvest to cut ripe cereal stalks above the root with a sickle, scythe, or machine in order to collect the grain

Definitions

  1. to reap, to harvest to cut ripe cereal stalks above the root with a sickle, scythe, or machine in order to collect the grain

Ancestry of “жъ́на”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicжѧтиto reap
2Proto-Slavicžętito press, squeeze; to reap, mow
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žęti →