Where does “вопреки” come from?
вопреки (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic въпрѣкꙑ, from Proto-Slavic perkъ, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
вопреки (Russian): in spite of, contrary to
Ancestry of “вопреки”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | въпрѣкꙑ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | perkъ | transverse, direct |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |