Where does “жагати” come from?
жагати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian жа́га, from German Säge, from Middle High German sage, from Old High German saga, from Proto-West Germanic sagā, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
жагати (Serbo-Croatian): to saw
Ancestry of “жагати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | жа́га | — |
| 2 | German | Säge | saw |
| 3 | Middle High German | sage | — |
| 4 | Old High German | saga | story |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sagā | story |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sagǭ | story |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷe- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |