Where does “жѧти” come from?

жѧти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic žęti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

жѧти (Old Church Slavonic): to reap

Definitions

  1. to reap

Ancestry of “жѧти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžętito press, squeeze; to reap, mow
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “жѧти”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žęti →