Where does “пресрести” come from?
пресрести (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian срести, from Proto-Slavic sъrěsti, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
пресрести (Serbo-Croatian): to intercept
Definitions
- to intercept
Ancestry of “пресрести”, step by step
пресрести traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian срести
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | срести | to encounter, meet |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъrěsti | to meet; to encounter; to find |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъ- | good |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |
via Serbo-Croatian пре
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | пре | before, earlier; before; ago |