Where does “праотац” come from?

праотац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian отац, from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.

праотац (Serbo-Croatian): forefather, progenitor

Definitions

  1. forefather, progenitor

Ancestry of “праотац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianотацfather
2Proto-Slavicotь̃cь—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian отац →