Where does “poklòniti” come from?
poklòniti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian klòniti, from Proto-Slavic kloniti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
poklòniti (Serbo-Croatian): to give (as a gift)
Definitions
- to give (as a gift)
Ancestry of “poklòniti”, step by step
poklòniti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian klòniti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | klòniti | to shun, avoid |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kloniti | to bow; to incline, to converge |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
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 Proto-Slavic *poklonъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *poklonъ | bow (as in bowing down) |