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Where does “povrèdiv” come from?

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

Ancestry of “povrèdiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpovrijéditi—
2Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
3Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
4Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “povrèdiv”

  • nepovrediv
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