Where does “kretnja” come from?

kretnja (Slovene) comes from Serbo-Croatian krétati, from Proto-Slavic krętati — to languish, to perturb.

kretnja (Slovene): gesture

Definitions

  1. gesture

Ancestry of “kretnja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankrétatito move
2Proto-Slavickrętatito languish, to perturb
Every word from Proto-Slavic krętati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian krétati →