Where does “преселити” come from?
преселити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian селити, from Ukrainian село, from Old East Slavic село, from Proto-Slavic selo, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.
преселити (Serbo-Croatian): to move, relocate
Definitions
- to move, relocate
Ancestry of “преселити”, step by step
преселити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian селити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | селити | to migrate; to move |
| 2 | Ukrainian | село | village; country; rural area |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | село | dwelling |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | selo | village |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |
via Serbo-Croatian пре
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | пре | before, earlier; before; ago |