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Where does “грејати” come from?

грејати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic grěti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

грејати (Serbo-Croatian): to heat, warm; to warm oneself

Definitions

  1. to heat, warm; to warm oneself

Ancestry of “грејати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrětito warm, to heat; to shine
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “грејати”

  • згрејати
  • загрејати
  • огрејати
  • подгрејати
  • угрејати
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →