Where does “sresti” come from?

sresti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sъrěsti, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

sresti (Serbo-Croatian): to encounter, meet

Definitions

  1. to encounter, meet

Ancestry of “sresti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъrěstito meet; to encounter; to find
2Proto-Slavicsъ-good
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “sresti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ- →
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