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Where does “rastvoriti” come from?

rastvoriti (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.

rastvoriti (Serbo-Croatian): to completely open; to dissolve

Definitions

  1. to completely open; to dissolve

Ancestry of “rastvoriti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantvòritito create, make
2Proto-Slavictvorìti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavictwárīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
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