Where does “презати” come from?

презати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пре́гнути, from Proto-Slavic pręgnǫti.

презати (Serbo-Croatian): to shrink from, flinch; to stop at nothing, go...

Definitions

  1. to shrink from, flinch; to stop at nothing, go...

Ancestry of “презати”, step by step

презати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пре́гнути

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпре́гнутиto exert oneself, apply or devote oneself to
2Proto-Slavicpręgnǫti

via Proto-Slavic pręgti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpręgti
Every word from Proto-Slavic pręgnǫtiEvery word from Serbo-Croatian пре́гнути