Where does “прелистати” come from?

прелистати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian листати, from Serbo-Croatian ли̑ст, from Proto-Slavic listъ — leaf.

прелистати (Serbo-Croatian): to browse, leaf through

Definitions

  1. to browse, leaf through

Ancestry of “прелистати”, step by step

прелистати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian листати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianлистатиto leaf; to turn pages
2Serbo-Croatianли̑стleaf
3Proto-Slaviclistъleaf

via Serbo-Croatian пре

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпреbefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Slavic listъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ли̑ст →Every word from Serbo-Croatian листати →
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