Where does “по̀вити” come from?

по̀вити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pòviti, from Icelandic víti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

по̀вити (Serbo-Croatian): to bend

Definitions

  1. to bend

Ancestry of “по̀вити”, step by step

по̀вити traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian pòviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpòvitito bend
2Icelandicvítihell; penalty
3Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
4Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianполpole; sex; gender
3Serbo-Croatianпо̏лаhalf

via Serbo-Croatian вити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвитиto twist

Words derived from “по̀вити”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →