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Where does “поштеђивати” come from?

поштеђивати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian поште́дјети, 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.

поштеђивати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of поште́дјети; imperfective...

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of поште́дјети; imperfective...

Ancestry of “поштеђивати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоште́дјети—
2Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
3Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
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