Where does “потворити” come from?

потворити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic творити, from Proto-Slavic tvorìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twárīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

потворити (Old Church Slavonic): to transform

Definitions

  1. to transform

Ancestry of “потворити”, step by step

потворити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic творити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтворитиto do; to make
2Proto-Slavictvorìtito make
3Proto-Balto-Slavictwárīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

via Old Church Slavonic по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпоalong; on; after
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic twárīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic tvorìti →