Where does “постидети” come from?

постидети (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.

постидети (Serbo-Croatian): to shame; to be ashamed

Definitions

  1. to shame; to be ashamed

Ancestry of “постидети”, step by step

постидети 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 стидети

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianстидетиto be shy; to be ashamed
2Proto-Slavic*styděti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →