Where does “ločiti” come from?

ločiti (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic lǫčiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lánkīˀtei, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lenk- — to bend.

ločiti (Slovene): to separate

Definitions

  1. to separate

Ancestry of “ločiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclǫčitito separate
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclánkīˀteito cause to bend
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclenk-to bend
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lánkīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫčiti →