Where does “перед” come from?
перед (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic передъ, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “перед”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | передъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | perdъ | before, in front of; before |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “перед”