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Where does “про̀стрије̄ти” come from?

про̀стрије̄ти (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic prosterti, from Proto-Indo-European prosterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “про̀стрије̄ти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicprostertito extend
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprosterh₃-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “про̀стрије̄ти”

  • простирати
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