Where does “takoreći” come from?

takoreći (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian tako, from Proto-Slavic tako, from Proto-Slavic takъ — such, such a (kind of), of that kind.

takoreći (Serbo-Croatian): as it were, so to speak, in a manner of speaking

Definitions

  1. as it were, so to speak, in a manner of speaking

Ancestry of “takoreći”, step by step

takoreći traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian tako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantakoso, like that, in such a way; so, so much;...
2Proto-Slavictakothus, so, in such a way
3Proto-Slavictakъsuch, such a (kind of), of that kind

via Serbo-Croatian reći

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianrećito say; to tell; to utter
2Proto-Slavicreťito say
Every word from Proto-Slavic takъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tako →Every word from Serbo-Croatian tako →