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

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “polizati”, step by step

polizati 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 lízati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenelízatito lick
2Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →
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