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Where does “дојити” come from?

дојити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dojiti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

дојити (Serbo-Croatian): to breast feed, suckle

Definitions

  1. to breast feed, suckle

Ancestry of “дојити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdojitito give milk; to milk
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
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