Where does “zeť” come from?

zeť (Czech) comes from Old Czech žieti, from Proto-Slavic zijati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źiāˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁i-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.

zeť (Czech): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “zeť”, step by step

zeť traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Czech žieti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechžietito mow, to reap
2Proto-Slaviczijatito gape, to be wide open
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźiāˀ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₁i-eh₂-to gape, be wide open
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—

via Old Czech zět

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechzět—
2Proto-Slaviczętьson-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “zeť”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁i-eh₂- →