Where does “предтеча” come from?
предтеча (Russian) comes from Russian пред-, from Old Church Slavonic прѣдъ, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
предтеча (Russian): forerunner, precursor
Ancestry of “предтеча”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | пред- | before, fore-, pre-; cis- |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | прѣдъ | before; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | perdъ | before, in front of; before |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |