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
Ancestry of “pokidati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | kidati | to tear, tear off, break |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kydati | to throw, to fling |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kūˀdā́ˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |