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Where does “vragolija” come from?

vragolija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vrȃg, from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vragolija (Serbo-Croatian): devilry, mischief; prank, jape, practical joke

Definitions

  1. devilry, mischief; prank, jape, practical joke

Ancestry of “vragolija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvrȃg—
2Proto-Slavicvȏrgъ—
3Proto-Slavicverťito roll, turn; to throw, cast
4Latinvertereinflection of vertō: ## third-person plural...
5LatinvertoI turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse
6Proto-Italicwertō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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