Where does “podijeliti” come from?

podijeliti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian dijeliti, from Proto-Slavic děliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

podijeliti (Serbo-Croatian): to divide, separate; to share; to give,...

Definitions

  1. to divide, separate; to share; to give,...

Ancestry of “podijeliti”, step by step

podijeliti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian dijeliti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandijelitito divide, separate; to share; to give,...
2Proto-Slavicdělitito divide
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdoyl-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děliti →