Where does “пересиливать” come from?
пересиливать (Russian) comes from Russian переси́лить, 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.
пересиливать (Russian): to overpower, to master, to subdue
Definitions
- to overpower, to master, to subdue
Ancestry of “пересиливать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | переси́лить | to overpower, to master, to subdue |
| 2 | Russian | пере- | over, over again; across, trans-; too much |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | per- | over-; re- |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |