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Where does “притворити” come from?

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

притворити (Serbo-Croatian): to hold in custody, to arrest temporarily

Definitions

  1. to hold in custody, to arrest temporarily

Ancestry of “притворити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтво̀ритиto create, make
2Latinfābrica—
3Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
4Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
5Proto-Italicθaβros—
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