Where does “превари” come from?

превари (Macedonian) comes from Serbo-Croatian prevariti, from Serbo-Croatian pre-, 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.

превари (Macedonian): to overboil, overcook

Definitions

  1. to overboil, overcook

Ancestry of “превари”, step by step

превари traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian prevariti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprevaritito cheat, deceive, trick, swindle
2Serbo-Croatianpre-too, excessively, over-; re-, over-; Prefix...
3Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
4Proto-Slavicpro-pro-, for-, through
5Proto-Slavic*profor
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Macedonian вари

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianвариto cook in boiling water, stew; to weld
2Proto-Slavicvaritito boil, cook; to go ahead, to overtake, to take...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró →