Where does “жети” come from?
жети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic žęti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
жети (Serbo-Croatian): to reap, harvest
Ancestry of “жети”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | žęti | to press, squeeze; to reap, mow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
Words derived from “жети”