Where does “zavreti” come from?

zavreti (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic zaverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.

zavreti (Slovene): to make boil

Definitions

  1. to make boil

Ancestry of “zavreti”, step by step

zavreti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic zaverti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczavertito close, enclose
2Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀteito thrust, to prod
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—

via Serbo-Croatian vrȅti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvrȅtito seethe, boil
2Proto-Slavicvьrětito boil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥h₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic verti →
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