Where does “zeto” come from?

zeto (Esperanto) comes from Proto-Slavic žito, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀtan, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

zeto (Esperanto): zeta

Definitions

  1. zeta

Ancestry of “zeto”, step by step

zeto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic žito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžitograin, corn
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*géiˀtangrain, corn
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

via Ancient Greek ζῆτα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζῆταzeta, the name for the sixth letter Ζ, ζ of the...
2Phoenician𐤆this
3Egyptian?—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀtan →