Where does “šiti” come from?
šiti (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-.
šiti (Slovene): to sew
Ancestry of “šiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | šiti | to sew |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sjūtei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *syewH- | — |