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Where does “*géiˀtan” come from?

*géiˀtan (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

Ancestry of “*géiˀtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →