Where does “samljeti” come from?
samljeti (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.
samljeti (Serbo-Croatian): to grind, mill; to destroy, annihilate
Definitions
- to grind, mill; to destroy, annihilate
Ancestry of “samljeti”, step by step
samljeti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian ša
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ša | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | šta | what |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čьto | what |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ki | what |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |
via Serbo-Croatian mljeti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | mljeti | to grind, mill; to ramble, blather, blabber |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | melti | to grind, mill |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mélˀtei | to grind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |