Where does “stići” come from?

stići (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic stigti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic steigtei, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

stići (Serbo-Croatian): Alternative form of stignuti

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of stignuti

Ancestry of “stići”, step by step

stići traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic stigti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstigti—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsteigteito walk, to hurry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstéygʰetito be walking; to be climbing
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

via Serbo-Croatian stignuti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstignutito arrive, reach; to catch up, overtake, gain on;...
2Proto-Slavicstignǫtito attain; to catch up with, to reach

Words derived from “stići”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic steigtei →
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