Where does “pohabati” come from?

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

pohabati (Serbo-Croatian): to wear out, abrade

Definitions

  1. to wear out, abrade

Ancestry of “pohabati”, step by step

pohabati 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 habati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhabatito wear out, abrade
2Proto-Slavicgabatito seize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →