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Where does “sęgnǫti” come from?

sęgnǫti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic sęťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic senˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European seg- — to attach, touch, sow; to stick, adhere; to...

sęgnǫti (Proto-Slavic): to reach for, to attain

Definitions

  1. to reach for, to attain

Ancestry of “sęgnǫti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsęťito reach for
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsenˀg-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseg-to attach, touch, sow; to stick, adhere; to...

Words derived from “sęgnǫti”

  • sięgnąć
  • prisegnuti
  • segnuti
  • досегнути
  • присегнути
  • dosegnuti
  • сегнути
  • dalekosáhlý
  • sáhnout
  • segnuś
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