Where does “перелистывать” come from?

перелистывать (Russian) comes from Russian перелиста́ть, from Russian пере-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

перелистывать (Russian): to turn over, to leaf; to look; to page

Definitions

  1. to turn over, to leaf; to look; to page

Ancestry of “перелистывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianперелиста́тьto turn over, to leaf
2Russianпере-over, over again; across, trans-; too much
3Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
4Proto-Slavicpro-pro-, for-, through
5Proto-Slavic*profor
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró