Where does “ponosit” come from?
ponosit (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.
ponosit (Serbo-Croatian): proud
Definitions
- proud
Ancestry of “ponosit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pònos | pride |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | ponositi | to be proud, pride oneself on |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | nòsiti | to carry, bring |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | nositi | to carry, to bring |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |