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Where does “jěxati” come from?

jěxati (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic jěti, 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.

jěxati (Proto-Slavic): to go, to ride

Definitions

  1. to go, to ride

Ancestry of “jěxati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjětito go, ride
2Proto-Balto-Slavicjā́ˀteito ride, to travel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “jěxati”

  • јава
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →