Where does “žať” come from?
žať (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic žęti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
žať (Slovak): harvest; mow
Ancestry of “žať”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | žęti | to press, squeeze; to reap, mow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |