Where does “pohvaliti” come from?

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

pohvaliti (Serbo-Croatian): to praise, laud, commend; to boast, brag

Definitions

  1. to praise, laud, commend; to boast, brag

Ancestry of “pohvaliti”, step by step

pohvaliti 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 hvaliti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhvalitito praise, commend, laud; to extol, glorify; to...
2Proto-Slavicxvalitito praise
3Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →