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Where does “подводити” come from?

подводити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по̀двести, from Serbo-Croatian под, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os — to stretch.

подводити (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of по̀двести; to pimp

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of по̀двести; to pimp

Ancestry of “подводити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпо̀двести—
2Serbo-Croatianподfloor; ground; under, beneath
3Proto-Slavicpǫdъ—
4Old Norsepund—
5Proto-Germanicpundąpound
6Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
7Proto-Italicpondos—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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