Where does “претходити” come from?

претходити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пред, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

претходити (Serbo-Croatian): to precede

Definitions

  1. to precede

Ancestry of “претходити”, step by step

претходити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Serbo-Croatian хо̀дити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianхо̀дитиto walk, pace
2Proto-Slavicxoditito go, walk
3Proto-Indo-Europeansod-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →