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Where does “sjeme” come from?

sjeme (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sěmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Ancestry of “sjeme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsěmęseed
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*sḗˀmin—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “sjeme”

  • sjemenik
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