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Where does “prasit” come from?

prasit (Czech) comes from Czech prase, from Proto-Slavic porsę, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prasit (Czech): to make something worse, disgusting, dirty

Definitions

  1. to make something worse, disgusting, dirty

Ancestry of “prasit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechprasepig
2Proto-Slavicporsępiglet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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