Where does “polizati” come from?
polizati (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.
polizati (Slovene): to lick
Ancestry of “polizati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Slovene | po | around, about; along, through; according to |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | po | after; by; at |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂pó | off, away |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |