Where does “povrijéditi” come from?

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

povrijéditi (Serbo-Croatian): to hurt, injure, wound

Definitions

  1. to hurt, injure, wound

Ancestry of “povrijéditi”, step by step

povrijéditi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Serbo-Croatian vrijéditi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvrijéditito be worth
2Proto-Slavic*verděti

Words derived from “povrijéditi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Ancient Greek πόλοςEvery word from Serbo-Croatian pol
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