Where does “usvajati” come from?

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

usvajati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of usvòjiti

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of usvòjiti

Ancestry of “usvajati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianusvòjitito adopt
2Serbo-Croatianuin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
3Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →