Where does “polizati” come from?

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

polizati (Serbo-Croatian): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “polizati”, step by step

polizati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Serbo-Croatian lízati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlízatito lick (to stroke with a tongue)
2Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →
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