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Where does “ра̀сијати” come from?

ра̀сијати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian си̏јати, from Proto-Slavic sijati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

Ancestry of “ра̀сијати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianси̏јати—
2Proto-Slavicsijatito shine, to illuminate
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “ра̀сијати”

  • расијавати
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