Where does “usiliti” come from?

usiliti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sȉliti, from Serbo-Croatian sȉla, from Proto-Slavic sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic séiˀlāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂i-l-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

usiliti (Serbo-Croatian): to force

Definitions

  1. to force

Ancestry of “usiliti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansȉlitito force, make, impel
2Serbo-Croatiansȉlaforce, power
3Proto-Slavicsilastrength, force
4Proto-Balto-Slavicséiˀlāˀstrength, force; soul
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂i-l-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂i-l-eh₂ →