Where does “cediti” come from?

cediti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic cěditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skaistei, from Proto-Indo-European skéyd-sti, from Proto-Indo-European skeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

cediti (Serbo-Croatian): to squeeze; to squash; to strain

Definitions

  1. to squeeze; to squash; to strain

Ancestry of “cediti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviccěditito strain, filter
2Proto-Balto-Slavicskaistei
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskéyd-sti
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyd-to split, to divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyd-