Where does “šiti” come from?

šiti (Czech) comes from Czech šít, from Old Czech šíti, from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

šiti (Czech): masculine plural passive participle of šít

Definitions

  1. masculine plural passive participle of šít

Ancestry of “šiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechšítto sew
2Old Czechšítito sew
3Proto-Slavicšitito sew
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsjūtei—
5Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic šiti →