Where does “podstrići” come from?

podstrići (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pȍd, 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, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

podstrići (Serbo-Croatian): to trim, clip

Definitions

  1. to trim, clip

Ancestry of “podstrići”, step by step

podstrići traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian pȍd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȍdbelow, under; floor
2Proto-Slavicpǫdъunder, below, beneath (stationary)
3Old Norsepund
4Proto-Germanicpundąpound
5Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
6Proto-Italicpondos
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via Serbo-Croatian strići

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstrićito cut hair; to shear, clip; to have a haircut
2Proto-Slavicstriťito cut (hair, fleece, grass), to shear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-osEvery word from Proto-Italic pondos