Where does “увијати” come from?

увијати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian uvijati, from Serbo-Croatian ùviti — to beat around the bush.

увијати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of у̀вити

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of у̀вити

Ancestry of “увијати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianuvijatiimperfective form of ùviti
2Serbo-Croatianùvitito beat around the bush
Every word from Serbo-Croatian ùviti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian uvijati →