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Where does “stigti” come from?

stigti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic steigtei, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

Ancestry of “stigti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicsteigtei—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstéygʰetito be walking; to be climbing
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

Words derived from “stigti”

  • престићи
  • dostići
  • sustići
  • stići
  • prestignuti
  • престигнути
  • стићи
  • достићи
  • сустићи
  • pristići
  • prestići
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