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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianотетиto kidnap; to hijack; to free oneself from
2Proto-Slavicotęti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otęti →