Where does “zbirati” come from?
zbirati (Slovene) comes from Slovene zbráti, from Slovene z-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
zbirati (Slovene): to collect
Definitions
- to collect
Ancestry of “zbirati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovene | zbráti | to collect, to gather |
| 2 | Slovene | z- | Forms perfective verbs with the following... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |