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Where does “ujesti” come from?

ujesti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian уе́зд, from Old East Slavic уѣздъ, from Proto-Slavic jězdъ, from Proto-Slavic ězditi, from Proto-Slavic (j)ězditi.

ujesti (Serbo-Croatian): to bite; to sting

Definitions

  1. to bite; to sting

Ancestry of “ujesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуе́зд—
2Old East Slavicуѣздъ—
3Proto-Slavicjězdъ—
4Proto-Slavicězditi—
5Proto-Slavic(j)ězditi—
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