Where does “potruditi” come from?

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

potruditi (Serbo-Croatian): to try, make an effort

Definitions

  1. to try, make an effort

Ancestry of “potruditi”, step by step

potruditi 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 truditi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantruditito try, make an effort
2Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Ancient Greek πόλοςEvery word from Serbo-Croatian pol