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.
povrèdiv (Serbo-Croatian): vulnerable
Definitions
- vulnerable
Ancestry of “povrèdiv”, step by step
povrèdiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian povrijéditi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | povrijéditi | to hurt, injure, wound |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | po | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | pol | pole; sex; gender |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Proto-Dravidian iv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | iv | — |