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Where does “izvešćivati” come from?

izvešćivati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian izvéstiti, from Serbo-Croatian vȅšt, from Proto-Slavic věščь, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

izvešćivati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of izvéstiti

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of izvéstiti

Ancestry of “izvešćivati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianizvéstiti—
2Serbo-Croatianvȅšt—
3Proto-Slavicvěščьproficient, skilled; oracular
4Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →