Where does “potišten” come from?

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

potišten (Serbo-Croatian): sullen, dejected, dispirited, glum, down

Definitions

  1. sullen, dejected, dispirited, glum, down

Ancestry of “potišten”, step by step

potišten 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 tȉskati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantȉskatito press, press down
2Proto-Slavictìskatito press, squeeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →