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Where does “predvodnik” come from?

predvodnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian predvòditi, from Serbo-Croatian vòditi, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

predvodnik (Serbo-Croatian): leader

Definitions

  1. leader

Ancestry of “predvodnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpredvòditi—
2Serbo-Croatianvòditito lead; to manage
3Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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