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Where does “ponosan” come from?

ponosan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pònos, from Serbo-Croatian ponositi, from Serbo-Croatian nòsiti, from Proto-Slavic nositi, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

ponosan (Serbo-Croatian): proud

Definitions

  1. proud

Ancestry of “ponosan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpònos—
2Serbo-Croatianponositito be proud, pride oneself on
3Serbo-Croatiannòsiti—
4Proto-Slavicnositito carry, to bring
5Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “ponosan”

  • ponosno
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