žasti

Etymology
Related to ; the underlying root is of uncertain origin. According to Blažek, it may be from, and be cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (note that the Proto-Indo-European root is usually reconstructed with a *g, rather than a palatal *ǵ). However, this derivation fails to explain the underlying short vowel, and is, on balance, semantically rather weak.

Verb

 * 1)  to say