Where does “pojačati” come from?

pojačati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian jačati, from Serbo-Croatian jȃk, from Proto-Slavic jakъ, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei — to go.

pojačati (Serbo-Croatian): to strengthen, reinforce; to intensify, amplify;...

Definitions

  1. to strengthen, reinforce; to intensify, amplify;...

Ancestry of “pojačati”, step by step

pojačati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian jačati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjačatito become stronger; to strengthen
2Serbo-Croatianjȃkstrong
3Proto-Slavicjakъof this kind; of what/which kind
4Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
5Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
6Old Polishićto go
7Proto-Slavicjьtito go
8Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →
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