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Where does “преводитељ” come from?

преводитељ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian прево̀дити, from Serbo-Croatian во̀дити, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

преводитељ (Serbo-Croatian): translator; interpreter

Definitions

  1. translator; interpreter

Ancestry of “преводитељ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпрево̀дитиto translate
2Serbo-Croatianво̀дитиto lead; to manage
3Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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