Where does “престрашити” come from?
престрашити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian страшити, from Proto-Slavic strašiti — to scare.
престрашити (Serbo-Croatian): to frighten; to scare
Definitions
- to frighten; to scare
Ancestry of “престрашити”, step by step
престрашити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian страшити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | страшити | to frighten |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | strašiti | to scare |
via Serbo-Croatian пре
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | пре | before, earlier; before; ago |