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Where does “zagrejati” come from?

zagrejati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian grejati, from Proto-Slavic grěti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

zagrejati (Serbo-Croatian): to warm, warm up

Definitions

  1. to warm, warm up

Ancestry of “zagrejati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangrejatito heat, warm; to warm oneself
2Proto-Slavicgrětito warm, to heat; to shine
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →