Where does “navratiti” come from?

navratiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vrátiti, from Proto-Slavic vōrtìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wártīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wortéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

navratiti (Serbo-Croatian): to drop by, drop in; to divert, lead, direct,...

Definitions

  1. to drop by, drop in; to divert, lead, direct,...

Ancestry of “navratiti”, step by step

navratiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian vrátiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvrátitito return, come back
2Proto-Slavicvōrtìtito turn, to return
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwártīˀteito turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwortéyetito turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Serbo-Croatian na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannato, on, onto; on, at, in; on, by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wortéyeti →