Where does “pokretljiv” come from?
pokretljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pokretati, from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
pokretljiv (Serbo-Croatian): mobile
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Ancestry of “pokretljiv”, step by step
pokretljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian pokretati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pokretati | to initiate, start, set in motion |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | po | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | pol | pole; sex; gender |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Proto-Dravidian iv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | iv | — |