Where does “skrnaviti” come from?

skrnaviti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian iti, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

skrnaviti (Serbo-Croatian): to desecrate

Definitions

  1. to desecrate

Ancestry of “skrnaviti”, step by step

skrnaviti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian iti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianitito go
2Proto-Slavicjьtito go
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Serbo-Croatian skrnav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianskrnavdirty, disgusting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →