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Where does “stȉgnuti” come from?

stȉgnuti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic stignǫti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

Ancestry of “stȉgnuti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstignǫtito attain; to catch up with, to reach
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

Words derived from “stȉgnuti”

  • pristignuti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →