Where does “polet” come from?

polet (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian polèteti, from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

polet (Serbo-Croatian): a taking flight, takeoff; enthusiasm, elation,...

Definitions

  1. a taking flight, takeoff; enthusiasm, elation,...

Ancestry of “polet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpolètetito take off (of an aircraft)
2Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
3Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
4Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →