Where does “*jetì” come from?
*jetì (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic jebtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₃yébʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- — to copulate, have sex.
Ancestry of “*jetì”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | jebtei | to copulate, fuck |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃yébʰeti | to copulate, to fuck |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃yebʰ- | to copulate, have sex |