Where does “podmitljiv” come from?
podmitljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian podmítiti, from Serbo-Croatian pod-, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os — to stretch.
podmitljiv (Serbo-Croatian): bribable
Definitions
- bribable
Ancestry of “podmitljiv”, step by step
podmitljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian podmítiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | podmítiti | to bribe |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | pod- | under- and sub- |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pǫdъ | under, below, beneath (stationary) |
| 4 | Old Norse | pund | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 6 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Proto-Dravidian iv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | iv | — |