Where does “погађати” come from?

погађати (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.

погађати (Serbo-Croatian): to hit; to influence, affect, touch; to guess

Definitions

  1. to hit; to influence, affect, touch; to guess

Ancestry of “погађати”, step by step

погађати 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 гађати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгађатиto shoot; to hit; to aim for
2Proto-Slavicgodìtito please
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →