Where does “прекретница” come from?
прекретница (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian преокре́нути, from Serbo-Croatian окренути, from Serbo-Croatian о, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
прекретница (Serbo-Croatian): turning point, milestone, landmark
Definitions
- turning point, milestone, landmark
Ancestry of “прекретница”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | преокре́нути | to flip, reorient, switch, reverse using a tool, shovel etc |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | окренути | to turn; to change, switch; to dial |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | о | on, against; about, concerning |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |