Where does “svirati” come from?

svirati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic svirati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

svirati (Serbo-Croatian): to play

Definitions

  1. to play

Ancestry of “svirati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsviratito whistle; to play music
2Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic svirati →
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