Where does “предиво” come from?

предиво (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic prędivo, from Proto-Slavic pręsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)prenˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- — to spin, to swift; to sprint.

предиво (Serbo-Croatian): yarn

Definitions

  1. yarn

Ancestry of “предиво”, step by step

предиво traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic prędivo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicprędivoyarn; spindle
2Proto-Slavicpręstito spin
3Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)prenˀd-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)prend-to spin, to swift; to sprint

via Bulgarian преда́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпреда́I spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)prenˀd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pręsti →