Where does “povrátiti” come from?

povrátiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vrátiti, from Proto-Slavic vōrtìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wártīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wortéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

povrátiti (Serbo-Croatian): to regurgitate, vomit, throw up

Definitions

  1. to regurgitate, vomit, throw up

Ancestry of “povrátiti”, step by step

povrátiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian vrátiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvrátitito return, come back
2Proto-Slavicvōrtìtito turn, to return
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwártīˀteito turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwortéyetito turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

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

Words derived from “povrátiti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wortéyeti →