Where does “popustljiv” come from?
popustljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian popustiti, from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
popustljiv (Serbo-Croatian): lenient, yielding
Definitions
- lenient, yielding
Ancestry of “popustljiv”, step by step
popustljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian popustiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | popustiti | to reduce, rebate, deduct; to relax, loosen; to... |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | po | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | pol | pole; sex; gender |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Proto-Dravidian iv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | iv | — |