Where does “сочити” come from?

сочити (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic sočiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sákīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “сочити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsočitito indicate, to point; to look for, to track...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsákīˀteito say
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sákīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sočiti →
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