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Where does “poučiti” come from?

poučiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian učiti, from Proto-Slavic učiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic auˀkīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁owk-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ewk- — to be accustomed; to become accustomed; be...

poučiti (Serbo-Croatian): to teach; to instruct; to tutor

Definitions

  1. to teach; to instruct; to tutor

Ancestry of “poučiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianučitito learn, study; to teach, instruct, educate
2Proto-Slavicučitito teach
3Proto-Balto-Slavicauˀkīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁owk-éye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ewk-to be accustomed; to become accustomed; be...
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