Where does “sežanj” come from?
sežanj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ségnuti, 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...
sežanj (Serbo-Croatian): reach of outstretched arms as a unit of measure
Definitions
- reach of outstretched arms as a unit of measure
Ancestry of “sežanj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ségnuti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sęgnǫti | to reach for, to attain |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sęťi | to reach for |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | senˀg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seg- | to attach, touch, sow; to stick, adhere; to... |