Where does “преокре́нути” come from?
преокре́нути (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian окренути, from Serbo-Croatian о, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
преокре́нути (Serbo-Croatian): to flip, reorient, switch, reverse using a tool, shovel etc
Definitions
- to flip, reorient, switch, reverse using a tool, shovel etc
Ancestry of “преокре́нути”, step by step
преокре́нути traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian окренути
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | окренути | to turn; to change, switch; to dial |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | о | on, against; about, concerning |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |
via Serbo-Croatian пре
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | пре | before, earlier; before; ago |