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Where does “переспать” come from?

переспать (Russian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

переспать (Russian): to oversleep; to spend the night, to stay over;...

Definitions

  1. to oversleep; to spend the night, to stay over;...

Ancestry of “переспать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпере-over, over again; across, trans-; too much
2Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
3Proto-Slavicpro-—
4Proto-Slavic*pro—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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