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Where does “dragati” come from?

dragati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian drȃg, from Proto-Slavic dorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas, from Proto-Indo-European dor- — to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice.

dragati (Serbo-Croatian): to caress, fondle

Definitions

  1. to caress, fondle

Ancestry of “dragati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandrȃgdear
2Proto-Slavicdorgъdear, expensive; dear, lovable, precious
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdargas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandor-to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice

Words derived from “dragati”

  • razdragati
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dor- →