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Where does “пропустан” come from?

пропустан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пропустити, from Ukrainian про-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “пропустан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпропуститиto miss; to pass through, let someone pass...
2Ukrainianпро-—
3Proto-Slavicpro-—
4Proto-Slavic*pro—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “пропустан”

  • непропустан
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