Where does “прсити” come from?
прсити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пр̏са, from Proto-Slavic pьrsь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírˀśis, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.
прсити (Serbo-Croatian): to strut; to boast
Ancestry of “прсити”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | пр̏са | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pьrsь | chest, breast |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pírˀśis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |