Where does “pojuriti” come from?

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

pojuriti (Serbo-Croatian): to start running; to rush, race, dash; to chase,...

Definitions

  1. to start running; to rush, race, dash; to chase,...

Ancestry of “pojuriti”, step by step

pojuriti 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 júriti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjúritito run at full/top speed, rush, race
2Proto-Slavicjuritito stir up?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →