Where does “по̀кушати” come from?

по̀кушати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian кушати, from Serbo-Croatian kušati, from Proto-Slavic kušati, from Proto-Slavic kusiti, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

по̀кушати (Serbo-Croatian): to try, attempt

Definitions

  1. to try, attempt

Ancestry of “по̀кушати”, step by step

по̀кушати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian кушати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкушатиto taste; to try, test
2Serbo-Croatiankušatito taste; to try, test
3Proto-Slavickušatito offer a meal, to give for tasting; to have a...
4Proto-Slavickusitito taste
5Gothic𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽to taste
6Proto-Germanickauzijanąto sample, to taste
7Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “по̀кушати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną →