Where does “претјерати” come from?

претјерати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian тјерати, from Proto-Slavic těrjati.

претјерати (Serbo-Croatian): to drive across; to go too far; to exaggerate

Definitions

  1. to drive across; to go too far; to exaggerate

Ancestry of “претјерати”, step by step

претјерати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian тјерати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтјератиto force, make; to induce, cause; to drive, drive...
2Proto-Slavictěrjati—

via Serbo-Croatian пре

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпреbefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Slavic těrjati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian тјерати →