Where does “профи́нити” come from?

профи́нити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian фин, from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

профи́нити (Serbo-Croatian): to refine, sophisticate in behavior

Definitions

  1. to refine, sophisticate in behavior

Ancestry of “профи́нити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianфинfine; thin; delicate
2Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
3Middle High Germanfīn—
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnisend
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

Words derived from “профи́нити”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →