Where does “увојак” come from?

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

увојак (Serbo-Croatian): lock, curl

Definitions

  1. lock, curl

Ancestry of “увојак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianу̀витиto beat around the bush
2Serbo-Croatianùvitito beat around the bush
Every word from Serbo-Croatian ùviti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian у̀вити →