Where does “преостати” come from?
преостати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian остати, from Serbo-Croatian о, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
преостати (Serbo-Croatian): to be left over
Definitions
- to be left over
Ancestry of “преостати”, step by step
преостати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian остати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | остати | to stay, remain |
| 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 |