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

  1. reach of outstretched arms as a unit of measure

Ancestry of “sežanj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianségnutito encroach, seize (+za)
2Proto-Slavicsęgnǫtito reach for, to attain
3Proto-Slavicsęťito reach for
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsenˀg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseg-to attach, touch, sow; to stick, adhere; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seg- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic senˀg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sęťi →