Where does “zavet” come from?

zavet (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic zavětъ, from Proto-Slavic větъ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

zavet (Serbo-Croatian): covenant; oath, promise; will, testament

Definitions

  1. covenant; oath, promise; will, testament

Ancestry of “zavet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczavětъcovenant
2Proto-Slavicvětъtalk, agreement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “zavet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →