Where does “спіти” come from?

спіти (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic спѣти, from Proto-Slavic spěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

спіти (Ukrainian): to ripen, to mature of plants

Definitions

  1. to ripen, to mature of plants

Ancestry of “спіти”, step by step

спіти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic спѣти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicспѣтиto hasten, to succeed
2Proto-Slavicspětito advance, ripen, hurry
3Proto-Balto-Slavicspḗˀteito be able to manage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

via Ukrainian пі́ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпі́тиto set off, to go off
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei