Where does “podičiti” come from?

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

podičiti (Serbo-Croatian): to take pride in, to be proud of

Definitions

  1. to take pride in, to be proud of

Ancestry of “podičiti”, step by step

podičiti 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 dičiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandičitito boast with, to brag about, to pride oneself on
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →