Where does “поквасити” come from?

поквасити (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.

поквасити (Serbo-Croatian): to wet, moisten, drench

Definitions

  1. to wet, moisten, drench

Ancestry of “поквасити”, step by step

поквасити 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 квасити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкваситиto wet, moisten, drench; to soak, dip
2Proto-Slavickvasitito ferment, to yeast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →