Where does “żąć” come from?

żąć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic žęti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

żąć (Polish): to reap; to harvest with a sickle or scythe

Definitions

  1. to reap; to harvest with a sickle or scythe

Ancestry of “żąć”, step by step

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

Words derived from “żąć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žęti →