Where does “претворити” come from?

претворити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian тво̀рити, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

претворити (Serbo-Croatian): to transform, change

Definitions

  1. to transform, change

Ancestry of “претворити”, step by step

претворити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian тво̀рити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтво̀ритиto create, make
2LatinfābricaA smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop
3Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
4Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
5Proto-Italicθaβros

via Serbo-Croatian пре

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпреbefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Italic θaβrosEvery word from Proto-Italic faβrosEvery word from Latin faber