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Where does “водитељица” come from?

водитељица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian водитељ, from Serbo-Croatian во̀дити, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

водитељица (Serbo-Croatian): leader, chief; host

Definitions

  1. leader, chief; host

Ancestry of “водитељица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianводитељleader, chief; host
2Serbo-Croatianво̀дитиto lead; to manage
3Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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