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Where does “symjo” come from?

symjo (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic sěmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

symjo (Upper Sorbian): seed

Definitions

  1. seed

Ancestry of “symjo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsěmęseed
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*sḗˀmin—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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