Where does “поштеда” come from?

поштеда (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian поште́дјети, 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.

поштеда (Serbo-Croatian): mercy, grace; leave

Definitions

  1. mercy, grace; leave

Ancestry of “поштеда”, step by step

поштеда traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian поште́дјети

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоште́дјетиto spare
2Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
3Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Serbo-Croatian поште́дети

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоште́детиto spare
2Serbo-Croatianште́детиto save (store for future use)

Words derived from “поштеда”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →