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Where does “španati” come from?

španati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -ati — A suffix appended to words to form a verb.

španati (Serbo-Croatian): to hitch; to tighten; to play soccer

Definitions

  1. to hitch; to tighten; to play soccer

Ancestry of “španati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-atiA suffix appended to words to form a verb
Every word from Serbo-Croatian -ati →