Where does “ugristi” come from?
ugristi (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian u, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
ugristi (Serbo-Croatian): to bite; to bite one's tongue
Definitions
- to bite; to bite one's tongue
Ancestry of “ugristi”, step by step
ugristi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian u
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | u | in, at; to, into; on, in, at, during |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vъ(n) | in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Serbo-Croatian grȉsti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | grȉsti | to bite, gnaw, nibble |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gryzti | to gnaw |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | grūˀźtei | — |