Where does “pòklōnstvo” come from?
pòklōnstvo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian poklòniti, 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.
Ancestry of “pòklōnstvo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | poklòniti | to give (as a gift) |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | klòniti | to shun, avoid |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kloniti | to bow; to incline, to converge |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |