Where does “povlačiti” come from?

povlačiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vlačiti, from Proto-Slavic volčiti — to drag, to draw, to trail.

povlačiti (Serbo-Croatian): to pull

Definitions

  1. to pull

Ancestry of “povlačiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvlačitito drag, to haul across a surface
2Proto-Slavicvolčitito drag, to draw, to trail
Every word from Proto-Slavic volčiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vlačiti →