Where does “просјачина” come from?

просјачина (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian про̀сити, from Proto-Slavic prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

Definitions

Ancestry of “просјачина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпро̀ситиto beg, ask alms (usually money)
2Proto-Slavicprositito ask
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei →