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Where does “зьрѣти” come from?

зьрѣти (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

зьрѣти (Old East Slavic): to ripen; to see, to ripen

Definitions

  1. to ripen; to see, to ripen

Ancestry of “зьрѣти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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