Where does “вретенар” come from?
вретенар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Macedonian вретено, from Proto-Slavic verteno, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
вретенар (Serbo-Croatian): spindle maker
Definitions
- spindle maker
Ancestry of “вретенар”, step by step
вретенар traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Macedonian вретено
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | вретено | spindle |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | verteno | spindle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Serbo-Croatian вретѐно
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | вретѐно | — |