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Where does “свр̀стати” come from?

свр̀стати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian вр́ста, from Proto-Slavic vьrsta, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “свр̀стати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвр́стаrow, type
2Proto-Slavicvьrstarow, line, age, kind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “свр̀стати”

  • сврставати
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