Where does “pritvoriti” come from?

pritvoriti (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.

pritvoriti (Serbo-Croatian): to hold in custody, to arrest temporarily

Definitions

  1. to hold in custody, to arrest temporarily

Ancestry of “pritvoriti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantvòritito create, make
2Proto-Slavictvorìtito make
3Proto-Balto-Slavictwárīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic twárīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic tvorìti →
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