Where does “pomaknuti” come from?
pomaknuti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
pomaknuti (Serbo-Croatian): to move
Definitions
- to move
Ancestry of “pomaknuti”, step by step
pomaknuti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 Serbo-Croatian màknuti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | màknuti | to take away, remove, displace (relocate position of something or someone) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mъknǫti | to move |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mewk- | to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smewg- | to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy |