Where does “odvrátiti” come from?
odvrátiti (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.
odvrátiti (Serbo-Croatian): to dissuade
Definitions
- to dissuade
Ancestry of “odvrátiti”, step by step
odvrátiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian vrátiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | vrátiti | to return, come back |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vōrtìti | to turn, to return |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wártīˀtei | to turn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wortéyeti | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Serbo-Croatian od
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | od | from, since; of; than |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | otъ | from, away from; originating from, starting from... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |