Where does “представити” come from?

представити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German vorstellen, from German vor-, from Middle High German vor-, from Old High German fora-, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

представити (Serbo-Croatian): to present, portray, describe; to introduce,...

Definitions

  1. to present, portray, describe; to introduce,...

Ancestry of “представити”, step by step

представити traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German vorstellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvorstellento move forward; to put forward; to represent;...
2Germanvor-pre-
3Middle High Germanvor-—
4Old High Germanfora-—
5Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Serbo-Croatian ставити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianставитиto put, place; to put on, wear
2Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put

via Serbo-Croatian пред

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпредin front of, to the front of; just before,...
2Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before

Words derived from “представити”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →