Where does “представать” come from?

представать (Russian) comes from Russian предста́ть, from Russian пред-, from Old Church Slavonic прѣдъ, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

представать (Russian): to appear (before)

Definitions

  1. to appear (before)

Ancestry of “представать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпредста́тьto appear (before)
2Russianпред-before, fore-, pre-; cis-
3Old Church Slavonicпрѣдъbefore; in front of
4Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →