Where does “попржити” come from?

попржити (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.

попржити (Serbo-Croatian): to prepare food by roasting, frying, toasting etc

Definitions

  1. to prepare food by roasting, frying, toasting etc

Ancestry of “попржити”, step by step

попржити 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 пржити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпржитиto fry; to roast; to toast
2Proto-Slavic*pьržitito fry, to roast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →