Where does “popričati” come from?

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

popričati (Serbo-Croatian): to spend some time conversing with someone

Definitions

  1. to spend some time conversing with someone

Ancestry of “popričati”, step by step

popričati 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 pričati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpričatito narrate, tell; to talk, converse, tell
2Serbo-Croatianprȋčastory, tale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Ancient Greek πόλοςEvery word from Serbo-Croatian pol