Where does “поправити” come from?

поправити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пра̏вити, from Proto-Slavic praviti, from Proto-Slavic pravъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prōˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

поправити (Serbo-Croatian): to fix, repair; to improve, polish; to correct,...

Definitions

  1. to fix, repair; to improve, polish; to correct,...

Ancestry of “поправити”, step by step

поправити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пра̏вити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпра̏витиto make, create
2Proto-Slavicpravitito twist, to turn
3Proto-Slavicpravъright, straight; correct
4Proto-Balto-Slavicprōˀwas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₃-wo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s →