Where does “petlja” come from?

petlja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic petьľa, from Proto-Germanic fatilaz, from Proto-Germanic fatōną, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

petlja (Serbo-Croatian): loop

Definitions

  1. loop

Ancestry of “petlja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicpetьľaAlternative form of *petьlъ
2Proto-Germanicfatilaz—
3Proto-Germanicfatōnąto hold; seize
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “petlja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fatōną →