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Where does “nepovratno” come from?

nepovratno (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian nȅpovrātan, 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.

nepovratno (Serbo-Croatian): irretrievably

Definitions

  1. irretrievably

Ancestry of “nepovratno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannȅpovrātan—
2Serbo-Croatianpovrátiti—
3Serbo-Croatianvrátiti—
4Proto-Slavicvōrtìti—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwártīˀteito turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwortéyetito turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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