Where does “zať” come from?

zať (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic zętь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

zať (Slovak): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “zať”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczętьson-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zętь →