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Where does “speti” come from?

speti (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic spěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

Ancestry of “speti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicspětito advance, ripen, hurry
2Proto-Balto-Slavicspḗˀtei
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “speti”

  • uspeti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →