Where does “повући” come from?

повући (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

повући (Serbo-Croatian): to pull; to attract; to draw

Definitions

  1. to pull; to attract; to draw

Ancestry of “повући”, step by step

повући traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Serbo-Croatian ву̑ћи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianву̑ћиto drag, draw, pull
2Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →