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Where does “гра́дити” come from?

гра́дити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic gorditi, from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

гра́дити (Serbo-Croatian): to build

Definitions

  1. to build

Ancestry of “гра́дити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgorditito fence, to enclose; to build
2Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “гра́дити”

  • градиво
  • бродоградилиште
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