Where does “sadržati” come from?

sadržati (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.

sadržati (Serbo-Croatian): to contain, hold; to consist of

Definitions

  1. to contain, hold; to consist of

Ancestry of “sadržati”, step by step

sadržati 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 držati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandržatito hold, grasp; to bear, support; to consider
2Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “sadržati”

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