Where does “nepovratan” come from?
nepovratan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian povrátiti, 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.
Ancestry of “nepovratan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | povrátiti | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | vrátiti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vōrtìti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wártīˀtei | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wortéyeti | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “nepovratan”