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Where does “přísahat” come from?

přísahat (Czech) comes from Czech sahat, from Proto-Slavic sęgati, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

přísahat (Czech): to swear

Definitions

  1. to swear

Ancestry of “přísahat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsahatto reach; to touch
2Proto-Slavicsęgatito reach for, to attain
3Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
4Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
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