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Where does “носити” come from?

носити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic nositi, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

носити (Serbo-Croatian): to carry, bring; to wear; to produce, bear

Definitions

  1. to carry, bring; to wear; to produce, bear

Ancestry of “носити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnositito carry, to bring
2Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “носити”

  • листоноша
  • односити
  • лучоноша
  • уносити
  • износити
  • преносити
  • разносити
  • подносити
  • однос
  • водоноша
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