Where does “ječati” come from?
ječati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ęčati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ink-.
ječati (Serbo-Croatian): to echo, resound
Ancestry of “ječati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ęčati | to wail, moan |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ink- | — |