Where does “pretvoriti” come from?
pretvoriti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian tvòriti, from Proto-Slavic tvorìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twárīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
pretvoriti (Serbo-Croatian): to turn into, to transform, to change
Definitions
- to turn into, to transform, to change
Ancestry of “pretvoriti”, step by step
pretvoriti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian tvòriti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | tvòriti | to create, make |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tvorìti | to make |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | twárīˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |
via Serbo-Croatian pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pre | before, earlier; before; ago |