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Where does “погрешити” come from?

погрешити (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.

Ancestry of “погрешити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгрешитиto be wrong, make a mistake; to sin
2Proto-Slavicgrěšitito sin
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “погрешити”

  • погрешка
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