Where does “попрати” come from?

попрати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

попрати (Serbo-Croatian): to wash lightly the surface of something

Definitions

  1. to wash lightly the surface of something

Ancestry of “попрати”, step by step

попрати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Serbo-Croatian пра̏ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпра̏тиto wash
2Proto-Slavicpьratito fly; to beat, to trample; to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →