Where does “uzjahati” come from?

uzjahati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian uz, from Proto-Slavic vъz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.

uzjahati (Serbo-Croatian): to mount

Definitions

  1. to mount

Ancestry of “uzjahati”, step by step

uzjahati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian uz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianuzup, upward; next to, beside, alongside, by; with,...
2Proto-Slavicvъzinstead of, in return for; up; by, beside
3Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for

via Serbo-Croatian jȁhati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjȁhatito ride (horseback)
2Proto-Slavicěxatito travel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъz →Every word from Serbo-Croatian uz →