Where does “сіножать” come from?
сіножать (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian жати, from Proto-Slavic žęti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
сіножать (Ukrainian): hayfield
Ancestry of “сіножать”, step by step
сіножать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian жати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | жати | to press, to squeeze |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | žęti | to press, squeeze; to reap, mow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Ukrainian сіно
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | сіно | hay |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sěno | hay |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śáina | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |