Where does “přestože” come from?
přestože (Czech) comes from Czech přesto, from Czech přes, from Old Czech přěs, from Proto-Slavic perz, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra — passed , crossed.
přestože (Czech): although
Definitions
- although
Ancestry of “přestože”, step by step
přestože traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech přesto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | přesto | yet, still, nevertheless, in spite of that |
| 2 | Czech | přes | across; via; despite, in spite of |
| 3 | Old Czech | přěs | across, over |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | perz | for; through |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | per- | over-; re- |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |