Where does “покретати” come from?

покретати (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.

покретати (Serbo-Croatian): to initiate, start, set in motion

Definitions

  1. to initiate, start, set in motion

Ancestry of “покретати”, step by step

покретати 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 кре́тати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкре́татиto move
2Proto-Slavickrętatito languish, to perturb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →
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