Where does “ули́зати” come from?
ули́зати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian у, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
ули́зати (Serbo-Croatian): to suck up (to adulate or flatter excessively)
Definitions
- to suck up (to adulate or flatter excessively)
Ancestry of “ули́зати”, step by step
ули́зати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian у
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | у | in, at; to, into; on, in, at, during |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vъ(n) | in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Serbo-Croatian ли́зати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ли́зати | to lick (to stroke with a tongue) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | līzàti | to lick |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵʰ- | to lick |
Words derived from “ули́зати”