Where does “сажетак” come from?
сажетак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian сажети, from Serbo-Croatian жети, from Proto-Slavic žęti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
сажетак (Serbo-Croatian): summary, abstract
Ancestry of “сажетак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | сажети | to summarize, abridge; to compress, contract |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | жети | to reap, harvest |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | žęti | to press, squeeze; to reap, mow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |