Where does “speći” come from?
speći (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian s, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
speći (Serbo-Croatian): to cause a burn; scorch, burn someone; to bake,...
Definitions
- to cause a burn; scorch, burn someone; to bake,...
Ancestry of “speći”, step by step
speći traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | s | with, together with, along with; from, off;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Serbo-Croatian peći
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | peći | to bake; to roast; to burn, sting |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | peťi | to bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pektei | to bake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |