Where does “sàplesti” come from?

sàplesti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ša, from Serbo-Croatian šta, from Proto-Slavic čьto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

sàplesti (Serbo-Croatian): to trip cause to fall or stumble

Definitions

  1. to trip cause to fall or stumble

Ancestry of “sàplesti”, step by step

sàplesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ša

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianša—
2Serbo-Croatianštawhat
3Proto-Slavicčьtowhat
4Proto-Balto-Slavickiwhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

via Serbo-Croatian plesti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplestito plait; to knit; to braid
2Proto-Slavicplestìto plait

Words derived from “sàplesti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →