Where does “потписати” come from?

потписати (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

потписати (Serbo-Croatian): to sign

Definitions

  1. to sign

Ancestry of “потписати”, step by step

потписати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian под

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

via Serbo-Croatian пи́сати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпи́сатиto write to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate
2Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-osEvery word from Proto-Italic pondos