Where does “pokidati” come from?

pokidati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kidati, from Proto-Slavic kydati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kūˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

pokidati (Serbo-Croatian): to tear, tear off, break

Definitions

  1. to tear, tear off, break

Ancestry of “pokidati”, step by step

pokidati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian kidati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankidatito tear, tear off, break
2Proto-Slavickydatito throw, to fling
3Proto-Balto-Slavickūˀdā́ˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

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 (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kūˀdā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic kydati →