Where does “премотати” come from?

премотати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian мо̀тати, from Proto-Slavic motati — to wind.

премотати (Serbo-Croatian): to rewrap; to rewind

Definitions

  1. to rewrap; to rewind

Ancestry of “премотати”, step by step

премотати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian мо̀тати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianмо̀татиto wind up, roll up
2Proto-Slavicmotatito wind

via Serbo-Croatian пре

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