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Where does “gráditi” come from?

gráditi (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic gorditi, from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

gráditi (Serbo-Croatian): to build

Definitions

  1. to build

Ancestry of “gráditi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgorditito fence, to enclose; to build
2Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “gráditi”

  • brodogradilište
  • gradivo
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