Where does “svladati” come from?
svladati (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,...
svladati (Serbo-Croatian): to defeat; to overcome, surmount
Definitions
- to defeat; to overcome, surmount
Ancestry of “svladati”, step by step
svladati 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 vladati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | vladati | to rule, reign, govern; to master, have high... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | voldati | to rule, to reign, to govern |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | walˀdā́ˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁dʰh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |