Where does “pogriješiti” come from?
pogriješiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
pogriješiti (Serbo-Croatian): to mistake, be wrong
Definitions
- to mistake, be wrong
Ancestry of “pogriješiti”, step by step
pogriješiti 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 griješiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | griješiti | to be wrong, make a mistake; to sin |