Where does “žehnať” come from?

žehnať (Slovak) comes from Middle High German segenen, from Old High German seganōn, from Latin signāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

žehnať (Slovak): to bless

Definitions

  1. to bless

Ancestry of “žehnať”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansegenen—
2Old High Germanseganōn—
3Latinsignāre—
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “žehnať”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →