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Where does “jěti” come from?

jěti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic jā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

jěti (Proto-Slavic): to go, ride

Definitions

  1. to go, ride

Ancestry of “jěti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicjā́ˀteito ride, to travel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “jěti”

  • јава
  • jěxati
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