Where does “žest” come from?

žest (Estonian) comes from Russian жест, from French geste, from Latin gestus, from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

žest (Estonian): gesture

Definitions

  1. gesture

Ancestry of “žest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжестgesture
2Frenchgestegesture; move, motion; saga, especially a cycle...
3Latingestuscarried, having been carried, borne, having been...
4Latingerōto carry, bear
5Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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