Where does “pojedini” come from?
pojedini (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
pojedini (Serbo-Croatian): particular, individual
Ancestry of “pojedini”, step by step
pojedini 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 jèdan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | jèdan | one (1) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | (j)edinъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |