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Where does “rasplakati” come from?

rasplakati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian plakati, from Proto-Slavic plakati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plā́ˀktei, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂k-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

rasplakati (Serbo-Croatian): to make someone cry; to break into tears

Definitions

  1. to make someone cry; to break into tears

Ancestry of “rasplakati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplakatito cry, weep
2Proto-Slavicplakatito cry, to weep
3Proto-Balto-Slavicplā́ˀktei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂k-ye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
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