Where does “престолонаследник” come from?

престолонаследник (Russian) comes from Russian престо́л, from Old Church Slavonic прѣстолъ, from Old Church Slavonic прѣ-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.

престолонаследник (Russian): heir to the throne

Definitions

  1. heir to the throne

Ancestry of “престолонаследник”, step by step

престолонаследник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian престо́л

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпресто́лthrone
2Old Church Slavonicпрѣстолъthrone
3Old Church Slavonicпрѣ-over
4Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
5Proto-Slavicpro-pro-, for-, through
6Proto-Slavic*profor
7Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Russian насле́дник

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнасле́дникsuccessor, heir, legatee (someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró