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Where does “tvòriti” come from?

tvòriti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tvorìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twárīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

tvòriti (Serbo-Croatian): to create, make

Definitions

  1. to create, make

Ancestry of “tvòriti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictvorìti—
2Proto-Balto-Slavictwárīˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “tvòriti”

  • pritvoriti
  • otvoriti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →