Where does “poprati” come from?

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

poprati (Serbo-Croatian): to wash lightly the surface of something

Definitions

  1. to wash lightly the surface of something

Ancestry of “poprati”, step by step

poprati 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 prȁti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprȁtito wash
2Proto-Slavicpьratito fly; to beat, to trample; to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →