Where does “rasijavati” come from?

rasijavati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ràsijati, from Serbo-Croatian sȉjati, from Proto-Slavic sijati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

rasijavati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of ràsijati

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of ràsijati

Ancestry of “rasijavati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianràsijatito disperse, scatter, spread of people when used reflexively
2Serbo-Croatiansȉjatito shine, emit light
3Proto-Slavicsijatito shine, to illuminate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y-Every word from Proto-Slavic sijatiEvery word from Serbo-Croatian sȉjati