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Where does “предочавати” come from?

предочавати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian предо̀чити, from Serbo-Croatian пред, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

предочавати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of предо̀чити

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of предо̀чити

Ancestry of “предочавати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпредо̀чити—
2Serbo-Croatianпредin front of, to the front of; just before,...
3Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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