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
- to praise, laud, commend; to boast, brag
Ancestry of “pohvaliti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |