Where does “przeprzeczyć” come from?
przeprzeczyć (Polish) comes from Polish przeczyć, from Proto-Slavic perčiti, from Proto-Slavic perkъ, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
przeprzeczyć (Polish): to cross paths
Definitions
- to cross paths
Ancestry of “przeprzeczyć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | przeczyć | to contradict, defy, belie; to deny, negate |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | perčiti | to interfere with; to deny, to negate |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | perkъ | transverse, direct |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |