Where does “прожети” come from?
прожети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian жети, from Proto-Slavic žęti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
прожети (Serbo-Croatian): to permeate, pervade, imbue
Definitions
- to permeate, pervade, imbue
Ancestry of “прожети”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | жети | to reap, harvest |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | žęti | to press, squeeze; to reap, mow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |