Where does “sëjac” come from?

sëjac (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic sijati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

sëjac (Kashubian): to beam, to glow, to radiate

Definitions

  1. to beam, to glow, to radiate

Ancestry of “sëjac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsijatito shine, to illuminate
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sijati →