Where does “порећи” come from?

порећи (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.

порећи (Serbo-Croatian): to deny; to retract, unsay; to disavow

Definitions

  1. to deny; to retract, unsay; to disavow

Ancestry of “порећи”, step by step

порећи 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 рећи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianрећиto say; to tell; to utter
2Proto-Slavicrektito speak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →