Where does “жечи” come from?

жечи (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic žeťi, from Proto-Slavic gegti, from Proto-Slavic degti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

Ancestry of “жечи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžeťito burn; to heat up
2Proto-Slavicgegti
3Proto-Slavicdegti
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdegtéito burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning

Words derived from “жечи

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰetiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéiEvery word from Proto-Slavic degti