Where does “sunovrat” come from?

sunovrat (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sunuti, from Proto-Slavic sunǫti, from Proto-Slavic -nǫti.

sunovrat (Serbo-Croatian): plunge, dive, nosedive, free fall, precipitation;...

Definitions

  1. plunge, dive, nosedive, free fall, precipitation;...

Ancestry of “sunovrat”, step by step

sunovrat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian sunuti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansunutito push, jerk, nudge; to dart, dash, rush
2Proto-Slavicsunǫtito shove, to thrust
3Proto-Slavic-nǫti—

via Serbo-Croatian vratiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvratitito return, come back; to return, give back, bring...
2Proto-Slavicvortìtito turn, to return
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nǫti →Every word from Proto-Slavic sunǫti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian sunuti →