Where does “susretljiv” come from?
susretljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian susret, from Serbo-Croatian susresti, from Serbo-Croatian su-, from Proto-Slavic sǫ-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
susretljiv (Serbo-Croatian): approachable, friendly, kind, obliging
Definitions
- approachable, friendly, kind, obliging
Ancestry of “susretljiv”, step by step
susretljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian susret
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | susret | meeting |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | susresti | to meet |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | su- | con-, co |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sǫ- | together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Proto-Dravidian iv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | iv | — |