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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Serbo-Croatian	про̀сити	—
2	Proto-Slavic	prositi	to ask
3	Proto-Balto-Slavic	práśīˀtei	to ask
4	Proto-Indo-European	preḱ-	to ask
5	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥ḱneh₂	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →

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