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Where does “делити” come from?

делити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic děliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

делити (Serbo-Croatian): to divide, separate; to share; to give,...

Definitions

  1. to divide, separate; to share; to give,...

Ancestry of “делити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdělitito divide
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdoyl-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “делити”

  • поделити
  • доделити
  • разделити
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