Where does “зѧть” come from?

зѧть (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic zętь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

зѧть (Old Church Slavonic): son-in-law, daughter's husband

Definitions

  1. son-in-law, daughter's husband

Ancestry of “зѧть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczętьson-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zętь →