Where does “זשמוט” come from?

זשמוט (Yiddish) comes from Ukrainian жмут, from Ukrainian жати, from Proto-Slavic žęti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

זשמוט (Yiddish): bundle, bunch, cluster

Definitions

  1. bundle, bunch, cluster

Ancestry of “זשמוט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianжмутbundle, bunch
2Ukrainianжатиto press, to squeeze
3Proto-Slavicžętito press, squeeze; to reap, mow
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žęti →