Where does “по̀грепсти” come from?

по̀грепсти (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian гре̏псти, from Slavic *greti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic grebtei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebh₂- — to seize, grab.

Ancestry of “по̀грепсти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгре̏пстиto scrape, scratch
2Slavic*greti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgrebtei—
4Proto-Indo-European*gʰrebh₂-to seize, grab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic grebtei →Every word from Slavic *greti →