Where does “sáh” come from?

sáh (Czech) comes from Czech sáhnout, from Serbo-Croatian sahnuti, from Proto-Slavic sęgnǫti, from Proto-Slavic sęťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic senˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European seg- — to attach, touch, sow; to stick, adhere; to...

sáh (Czech): fathom a measure of length corresponding to the outstretched arms, standardised to six feet

Definitions

  1. fathom a measure of length corresponding to the outstretched arms, standardised to six feet

Ancestry of “sáh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsáhnoutto reach; to touch
2Serbo-Croatiansahnutito dry up; to wither, wilt; to droop, languish
3Proto-Slavicsęgnǫtito reach for, to attain
4Proto-Slavicsęťito reach for
5Proto-Balto-Slavicsenˀg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseg-to attach, touch, sow; to stick, adhere; to...

Words derived from “sáh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seg- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic senˀg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sęťi →
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