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Where does “гњити” come from?

гњити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic gňiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneyH-.

гњити (Serbo-Croatian): to rot, decay

Definitions

  1. to rot, decay

Ancestry of “гњити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgňitito rot
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰneyH-—

Words derived from “гњити”

  • сагњити
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneyH- →