Where does “бесповратно” come from?
бесповратно (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бе̏сповратан, from Serbo-Croatian повра́тити, from Serbo-Croatian вра́тити, from Proto-Slavic vōrtìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wártīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wortéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
бесповратно (Serbo-Croatian): irrevocably, irretrievably
Definitions
- irrevocably, irretrievably
Ancestry of “бесповратно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | бе̏сповратан | nonrefundable |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | повра́тити | to regurgitate, vomit, throw up |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | вра́тити | to return, come back |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vōrtìti | to turn, to return |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wártīˀtei | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wortéyeti | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |