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Where does “žęti” come from?

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

žęti (Proto-Slavic): to press, squeeze; to reap, mow

Definitions

  1. to press, squeeze; to reap, mow

Ancestry of “žęti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “žęti”

  • разжать
  • выжать
  • сжать
  • жать
  • жаться
  • пожать
  • поджать
  • żąć
  • prožeti
  • прожети
  • жети
  • žeti
  • sažetak
  • сажетак
  • сажети
  • sažeti
  • žętva
  • žať
  • žeti
  • жѧтва
  • жѧтель
  • жѧти
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