Where does “přestat” come from?

přestat (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic *perstati — to cease, to stop.

přestat (Czech): to stop, desist, cease

Definitions

  1. to stop, desist, cease

Ancestry of “přestat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*perstatito cease, to stop
Every word from Proto-Slavic *perstati
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