Where does “najti” come from?

najti (Slovene) comes from Slovene īti, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

najti (Slovene): to find, to encounter

Definitions

  1. to find, to encounter

Ancestry of “najti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneītito go
2Proto-Slavicjьtito go
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →