Where does “сврставати” come from?

сврставати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian свр̀стати, 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.

сврставати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of свр̀стати

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of свр̀стати

Ancestry of “сврставати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсвр̀статиto classify put in a group
2Serbo-Croatianвр́стаrow, type
3Proto-Slavicvьrstarow, line, age, kind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrsta →