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Where does “prat-” come from?

prat- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pret- — to understand.

Ancestry of “prat-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpret-to understand

Words derived from “prat-”

  • prašana
  • prat-ti
  • saprašana
  • saprast
  • prast
  • prasti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pret- →