Where does “преотети” come from?

преотети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian отети, from Proto-Slavic otęti.

преотети (Serbo-Croatian): to kidnap; to hijack

Definitions

  1. to kidnap; to hijack

Ancestry of “преотети”, step by step

преотети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian отети

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianотетиto kidnap; to hijack; to free oneself from
2Proto-Slavicotęti—

via Serbo-Croatian пре

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