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Where does “заоравати” come from?

заоравати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian зао̀рати, from Serbo-Croatian орати, from Proto-Slavic oràti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic árˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

заоравати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of зао̀рати

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of зао̀рати

Ancestry of “заоравати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзао̀рати—
2Serbo-Croatianоратиto plow, till
3Proto-Slavicoràti—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicárˀteito plow/plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
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