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Where does “rešiti” come from?

rešiti (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic rěšiti, from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rešiti (Slovene): to save

Definitions

  1. to save

Ancestry of “rešiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrěšiti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyḱ-to twist; to bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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