Where does “pogoditi” come from?
pogoditi (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
pogoditi (Serbo-Croatian): to hit; to influence, affect, touch; to guess
Definitions
- to hit; to influence, affect, touch; to guess
Ancestry of “pogoditi”, step by step
pogoditi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian po
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | po | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | pol | pole; sex; gender |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Serbo-Croatian goditi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | goditi | to please, be good for |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | godìti | to please |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |
Words derived from “pogoditi”