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Where does “sъrěsti” come from?

sъrěsti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

sъrěsti (Proto-Slavic): to meet; to encounter; to find

Definitions

  1. to meet; to encounter; to find

Ancestry of “sъrěsti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъ-good
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “sъrěsti”

  • sresti
  • пресрести
  • срести
  • presresti
  • сърѣсти
  • pośrześć
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