Where does “nepopustljiv” come from?
nepopustljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian popustljiv, from Serbo-Croatian popustiti, from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
nepopustljiv (Serbo-Croatian): unyielding, strict
Definitions
- unyielding, strict
Ancestry of “nepopustljiv”, step by step
nepopustljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian popustljiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | popustljiv | lenient, yielding |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | popustiti | to reduce, rebate, deduct; to relax, loosen; to... |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | po | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | pol | pole; sex; gender |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |