Where does “премлатити” come from?

премлатити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian млатити, from Proto-Slavic moltìti — to beat, to thresh.

премлатити (Serbo-Croatian): to beat up, to beat the shit out of

Definitions

  1. to beat up, to beat the shit out of

Ancestry of “премлатити”, step by step

премлатити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian млатити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianмлатитиto thrash, beat, flail
2Proto-Slavicmoltìtito beat, to thresh

via Serbo-Croatian пре

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпреbefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Slavic moltìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian млатити →