Where does “въпреки” come from?

въпреки (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic въпрѣкꙑ, from Proto-Slavic perkъ, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

въпреки (Bulgarian): in spite of, despite, notwithstanding, contrary to

Definitions

  1. in spite of, despite, notwithstanding, contrary to

Ancestry of “въпреки”, step by step

въпреки traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic въпрѣкꙑ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвъпрѣкꙑ—
2Proto-Slavicperkъtransverse, direct
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Bulgarian в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianвgoing inside or within the limits of, into, in,...
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →