Where does “пожѧти” come from?

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

пожѧти (Old Church Slavonic): mow, reap, cut off, gather, crop, harvest

Definitions

  1. mow, reap, cut off, gather, crop, harvest

Ancestry of “пожѧти”, step by step

пожѧти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic жѧти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicжѧтиto reap
2Proto-Slavicžętito press, squeeze; to reap, mow
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-

via Old Church Slavonic по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпоalong; on; after
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-Every word from Proto-Slavic žęti
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