Where does “навраћати” come from?

навраћати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian враћати, from Proto-Slavic vorťati, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

навраћати (Serbo-Croatian): to drop by, drop in; to divert, lead, direct,...

Definitions

  1. to drop by, drop in; to divert, lead, direct,...

Ancestry of “навраћати”, step by step

навраћати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian враћати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвраћатиimperfective form of вра́тити
2Proto-Slavicvorťatito turn, to revolve, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Serbo-Croatian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнаto, on, onto; on, at, in; by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vorťati →