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Where does “препећи” come from?

препећи (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пе̏ћи, from Proto-Slavic peťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

препећи (Serbo-Croatian): to overdo, overroast; to re-roast, roast again,...

Definitions

  1. to overdo, overroast; to re-roast, roast again,...

Ancestry of “препећи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпе̏ћи—
2Proto-Slavicpeťito bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpekteito bake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
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