Where does “ulízati” come from?

ulízati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian u, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

ulízati (Serbo-Croatian): to suck up, ingratiate (act subserviently to or flatter someone excessively in order to gain their favor)

Definitions

  1. to suck up, ingratiate (act subserviently to or flatter someone excessively in order to gain their favor)

Ancestry of “ulízati”, step by step

ulízati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian u

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianuin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Serbo-Croatian lízati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlízatito lick (to stroke with a tongue)
2Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “ulízati”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →
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