Where does “препилити” come from?

препилити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пилити, from Serbo-Croatian piliti — to saw; to annoy.

препилити (Serbo-Croatian): to saw

Definitions

  1. to saw

Ancestry of “препилити”, step by step

препилити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пилити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпилитиto saw
2Serbo-Croatianpilitito saw; to annoy

via Serbo-Croatian пре

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпреbefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Serbo-Croatian piliti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian пилити →