Where does “překvapivý” come from?
překvapivý (Czech) comes from Czech překvapit, from Czech pře-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
překvapivý (Czech): surprising, startling
Definitions
- surprising, startling
Ancestry of “překvapivý”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | překvapit | to surprise |
| 2 | Czech | pře- | re-; over-; out- |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | per- | over-; re- |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |