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Where does “izvéstiti” come from?

izvéstiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vȅšt, from Proto-Slavic věščь, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “izvéstiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvȅšt—
2Proto-Slavicvěščьproficient, skilled; oracular
3Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “izvéstiti”

  • izvešćivati
  • izveštavati
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →