Where does “ся́яти” come from?

ся́яти (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic sijati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

ся́яти (Ukrainian): to shine, to glitter, to beam, to be bright, to glow

Definitions

  1. to shine, to glitter, to beam, to be bright, to glow

Ancestry of “ся́яти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsijatito shine, to illuminate
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “ся́яти

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y-Every word from Proto-Slavic sijati