Where does “poklicati” come from?

poklicati (Slovene) comes from Slovene po, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

poklicati (Slovene): to call; to call by telephone

Definitions

  1. to call; to call by telephone

Ancestry of “poklicati”, step by step

poklicati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenepoaround, about; along, through; according to
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Slovene klícati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneklícatito call
2Proto-Slavicklicati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →