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Where does “zet” come from?

zet (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic zętь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

zet (Slovene): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “zet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczętьson-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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