Where does “šiti” come from?

šiti (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

šiti (Slovene): to sew

Definitions

  1. to sew

Ancestry of “šiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicšitito sew
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsjūtei—
3Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic šiti →