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

Definitions

  1. in spite of, contrary to

Ancestry of “вопреки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвъпрѣкꙑ—
2Proto-Slavicperkъtransverse, direct
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →