Where does “зрі́ти” come from?

зрі́ти (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic зьрѣти, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

зрі́ти (Ukrainian): to ripen

Definitions

  1. to ripen

Ancestry of “зрі́ти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicзьрѣтиto ripen; to see, to ripen
2Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “зрі́ти

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrětiEvery word from Old East Slavic зьрѣти