Where does “представљати” come from?

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

представљати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of прѐдставити; to represent

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of прѐдставити; to represent

Ancestry of “представљати”, step by step

представљати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пред

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

via Serbo-Croatian стављати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianстављатиto put, place; to put on, wear
2Proto-Slavic*stavľatito place, put
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →