Where does “provesti” come from?

provesti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vȏz, from Proto-Slavic vôzъ, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

provesti (Serbo-Croatian): to lead, guide, take (somebody by showing the way)

Definitions

  1. to lead, guide, take (somebody by showing the way)

Ancestry of “provesti”, step by step

provesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian vȏz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvȏzcart load
2Proto-Slavicvôzъcart, wagon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰosbringing, carrying, conveyance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Serbo-Croatian vòditi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvòditito lead; to manage
2Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Slavic vôzъ →