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Where does “zalevati” come from?

zalevati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zàliti, from Serbo-Croatian lȉti, from Proto-Slavic liti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

zalevati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of zàliti

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of zàliti

Ancestry of “zalevati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzàliti—
2Serbo-Croatianlȉti—
3Proto-Slaviclitito pour
4Proto-Balto-Slavicleˀi-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
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