Where does “svrbeti” come from?

svrbeti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic svьrběti, from Proto-Indo-European surbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.

svrbeti (Serbo-Croatian): to itch

Definitions

  1. to itch

Ancestry of “svrbeti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvьrbětito itch
2Proto-Indo-Europeansurbʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswerbʰ-to turn; wipe; sweep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European surbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic svьrběti →