Where does “ponadvor” come from?

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

ponadvor (Serbo-Croatian): excretion of bodily waste; urination or...

Definitions

  1. excretion of bodily waste; urination or...

Ancestry of “ponadvor”, step by step

ponadvor 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 nadvor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannadvoroutside, outdoors
2Serbo-Croatiandvorcastle; palace; courtyard, court
3Old Church Slavonicдворъcourt, courtyard; home, household
4Proto-Slavicdvòrъcourt, courtyard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →