Where does “побјељивати” come from?
побјељивати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian побије́лити, from Serbo-Croatian по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
побјељивати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of побије́лити
Definitions
- imperfective form of побије́лити
Ancestry of “побјељивати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | побије́лити | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | по | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | po | after; by; at |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂pó | off, away |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |