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Where does “zavući” come from?

zavući (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vući, from Proto-Slavic velťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk-.

zavući (Serbo-Croatian): to put; to protract, delay, drag out; to creep,...

Definitions

  1. to put; to protract, delay, drag out; to creep,...

Ancestry of “zavući”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvućito drag, draw, pull; to tow, tug; to train
2Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk- →