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Where does “надвијати” come from?

надвијати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian на̀двити, from Serbo-Croatian вити, from Proto-Slavic vī́tī, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

надвијати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of на̀двити

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of на̀двити

Ancestry of “надвијати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianна̀двити—
2Serbo-Croatianвитиto twist
3Proto-Slavicvī́tī—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwīˀteito drive away, chase, pursue; to twist, to wind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
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