Where does “заже́чь” come from?

заже́чь (Russian) comes from Russian жечь, from Old East Slavic жечи, from Proto-Slavic žeťi, from Proto-Slavic gegti, from Proto-Slavic degti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

заже́чь (Russian): to set fire, to light, to kindle, to inflame, to ignite, to turn on (headlights)

Definitions

  1. to set fire, to light, to kindle, to inflame, to ignite, to turn on (headlights)

Ancestry of “заже́чь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжечьto burn; to torment
2Old East Slavicжечи—
3Proto-Slavicžeťito burn; to heat up
4Proto-Slavicgegti—
5Proto-Slavicdegti—
6Proto-Balto-Slavicdegtéito burn
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning

Words derived from “заже́чь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi →Every word from Proto-Slavic degti →
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