Where does “претпостављати” come from?

претпостављати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian постављати, from Serbo-Croatian по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

претпостављати (Serbo-Croatian): to assume, suppose

Definitions

  1. to assume, suppose

Ancestry of “претпостављати”, step by step

претпостављати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian постављати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпостављатиto put, place, set; to appoint, name
2Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
3Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Serbo-Croatian пред

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпредin front of, to the front of; just before,...
2Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →