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Where does “motati” come from?

motati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic motati — to wind.

motati (Serbo-Croatian): to wind up, roll up; to wrap; to whirl, spin

Definitions

  1. to wind up, roll up; to wrap; to whirl, spin

Ancestry of “motati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmotatito wind

Words derived from “motati”

  • razmotati
  • premotati
  • smotati
  • omotati
  • odmotati
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