Where does “zavjet” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. covenant; oath, promise; will, testament

Ancestry of “zavjet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvětъtalk, agreement
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →