Pravo: straight ahead
As I study a language (Bosnian in this case) and learn vocabulary, I look for patterns to help in the memorization. This reveals some interesting coorelations. I try not to read too much into these coorelations, but this makes me start to think.
While talking about directions (you know, for driving, walking, getting around), the word pravo came up. It means to continue in the same direction, often straight or following the road. As I look at my vocabulary list, words that may have a similar root or concepts include:
As I study a language (Bosnian in this case) and learn vocabulary, I look for patterns to help in the memorization. This reveals some interesting coorelations. I try not to read too much into these coorelations, but this makes me start to think.
While talking about directions (you know, for driving, walking, getting around), the word pravo came up. It means to continue in the same direction, often straight or following the road. As I look at my vocabulary list, words that may have a similar root or concepts include:
- ispravno: correct, lawfully
- pravnik: lawyer
- Pravoslavlje: Orthodoxy ("right glory" or "right worship")
These may also be related (I'm less certain of this):
- praviti: to make
- nepravilnih: irregular
- popraviti: to fix, to repair
So what do I conclude from all this?
pravo, to continue in the same direction when traveling down a road, shares the idea of doing something correctly, lawfully, or in the right way or manner. It may also have or be used in the idea of making something right, or correcting it when it is irregular or needs repair.
Fascinating. All from a word we discussed in explaining driving directions!
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