Where does “сежањ” come from?

сежањ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian се́гнути, from Proto-Slavic sęgnǫti, from Proto-Slavic sęťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic senˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European seg- — to attach, touch, sow; to stick, adhere; to...

сежањ (Serbo-Croatian): reach of outstretched arms as a unit of measure

Definitions

  1. reach of outstretched arms as a unit of measure

Ancestry of “сежањ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсе́гнутиto encroach, seize (+за)
2Proto-Slavicsęgnǫtito reach for, to attain
3Proto-Slavicsęťito reach for
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsenˀg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseg-to attach, touch, sow; to stick, adhere; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seg- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic senˀg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sęťi →
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