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Where does “pręsti” come from?

pręsti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)prenˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- — to spin, to swift; to sprint.

pręsti (Proto-Slavic): to spin

Definitions

  1. to spin

Ancestry of “pręsti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)prenˀd-—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)prend-to spin, to swift; to sprint

Words derived from “pręsti”

  • прясть
  • пруд
  • przędziwo
  • przęsło
  • przędza
  • prząść
  • predivo
  • испрести
  • прести
  • ispresti
  • presti
  • преде
  • prund
  • prędivo
  • prǫdъ
  • pręďa
  • pręslo
  • pśěsć
  • прудъ
  • bruuda
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