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Where does “кладити” come from?

кладити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic klasti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

кладити (Serbo-Croatian): to bet, wager

Definitions

  1. to bet, wager

Ancestry of “кладити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicklastito put, lay
2Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
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