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Where does “укрцати” come from?

укрцати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian у, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

укрцати (Serbo-Croatian): to load, embark; to embark, go on board

Definitions

  1. to load, embark; to embark, go on board

Ancestry of “укрцати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianуin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →