Where does “покварити” come from?

покварити (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.

покварити (Serbo-Croatian): to damage, ruin; to spoil, rot, go bad; to...

Definitions

  1. to damage, ruin; to spoil, rot, go bad; to...

Ancestry of “покварити”, step by step

покварити 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 кварити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкваритиto damage, ruin, spoil; to pervert, corrupt
2Proto-Slavickvaritito damage, to ruin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →