Where does “прекосутра” come from?

прекосутра (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian сутра, from Sanskrit सूत्र, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

прекосутра (Serbo-Croatian): the day after tomorrow

Definitions

  1. the day after tomorrow

Ancestry of “прекосутра”, step by step

прекосутра traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian сутра

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсутраtomorrow; sutra
2Sanskritसूत्रthread, yarn, string, line, cord, wire; a...
3Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

via Serbo-Croatian пре̏ко

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпре̏коover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-Every word from Sanskrit सूत्रEvery word from Serbo-Croatian сутра