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Where does “odvijač” come from?

odvijač (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian òdviti, from Serbo-Croatian od, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

odvijač (Serbo-Croatian): screwdriver

Definitions

  1. screwdriver

Ancestry of “odvijač”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianòdviti—
2Serbo-Croatianodfrom, since; of; than
3Proto-Slavicotъfrom, away from; originating from, starting from...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →