Where does “pogađati” come from?

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

pogađati (Serbo-Croatian): to hit; to influence, affect, touch; to guess

Definitions

  1. to hit; to influence, affect, touch; to guess

Ancestry of “pogađati”, step by step

pogađati 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 gađati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangađatito shoot; to hit; to aim for
2Proto-Slavicgodìtito please
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →