Where does “пресвући” come from?

пресвући (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian свући, from Serbo-Croatian ву̑ћи, from Proto-Slavic velťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk-.

пресвући (Serbo-Croatian): to change clothes

Definitions

  1. to change clothes

Ancestry of “пресвући”, step by step

пресвући traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian свући

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсвућиto undress, take off clothes
2Serbo-Croatianву̑ћиto drag, draw, pull
3Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—

via Serbo-Croatian пре

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпреbefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic velťi →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ву̑ћи →