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
- imperfective form of на̀двити
Ancestry of “надвијати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | на̀двити | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | вити | to twist |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vī́tī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wīˀtei | to drive away, chase, pursue; to twist, to wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |