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Where does “hvatati” come from?

hvatati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic xvatati, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

hvatati (Serbo-Croatian): to grab, seize, take hold of; to catch; to...

Definitions

  1. to grab, seize, take hold of; to catch; to...

Ancestry of “hvatati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxvatatito grasp, catch, grab
2Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Words derived from “hvatati”

  • shvatati
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →