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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

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