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Where does “простре” come from?

простре (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic prosterti, from Proto-Indo-European prosterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

простре (Macedonian): to spread out, sprawl; to hang

Definitions

  1. to spread out, sprawl; to hang

Ancestry of “простре”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicprostertito extend
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprosterh₃-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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