Where does “расијавати” come from?

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

расијавати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of ра̀сијати

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of ра̀сијати

Ancestry of “расијавати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianра̀сијатиto disperse, scatter, spread of people when used reflexively
2Serbo-Croatianси̏јатиto shine, emit light
3Proto-Slavicsijatito shine, to illuminate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sijati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian си̏јати →
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