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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсвућиto undress, take off clothes
2Serbo-Croatianву̑ћи—
3Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk- →