Where does “požuriti” come from?

požuriti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

požuriti (Serbo-Croatian): to accelerate

Definitions

  1. to accelerate

Ancestry of “požuriti”, step by step

požuriti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Serbo-Croatian žuriti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianžuritito hurry, rush
2Proto-Slavicžuritito rage
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰewro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →