Where does “препустити” come from?

препустити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пу̀стити, from Proto-Slavic pustìti — to let go.

препустити (Serbo-Croatian): to leave, surrender, cede

Definitions

  1. to leave, surrender, cede

Ancestry of “препустити”, step by step

препустити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пу̀стити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпу̀ститиto let, let go, release
2Proto-Slavicpustìtito let go

via Serbo-Croatian пре

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