Where does “погре́шити” come from?
погре́шити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian грешити, from Proto-Slavic grěšiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
погре́шити (Serbo-Croatian): to mistake, be wrong
Definitions
- to mistake, be wrong
Ancestry of “погре́шити”, step by step
погре́шити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian грешити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | грешити | to be wrong, make a mistake; to sin |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | grěšiti | to sin |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |