Where does “popravljiv” come from?

popravljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian popraviti, from Serbo-Croatian prȁviti, from Proto-Slavic praviti, from Proto-Slavic pravъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prōˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

popravljiv (Serbo-Croatian): fixable, amendable

Definitions

  1. fixable, amendable

Ancestry of “popravljiv”, step by step

popravljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian popraviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpopravitito fix, repair; to improve, polish; to correct,...
2Serbo-Croatianprȁvitito make, create
3Proto-Slavicpravitito twist, to turn
4Proto-Slavicpravъright, straight; correct
5Proto-Balto-Slavicprōˀwas
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₃-wo-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s
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