Where does “shvatiti” come from?
shvatiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian s, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
shvatiti (Serbo-Croatian): to understand, comprehend, grasp, conceive
Definitions
- to understand, comprehend, grasp, conceive
Ancestry of “shvatiti”, step by step
shvatiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | s | with, together with, along with; from, off;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Serbo-Croatian hvatati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | hvatati | to grab, seize, take hold of; to catch; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xvatati | to grasp, catch, grab |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ati | From imperfective verbs, forming... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |