Where does “џекирати” come from?

џекирати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пра̏вити, from Proto-Slavic praviti, from Proto-Slavic pravъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prōˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

џекирати (Serbo-Croatian): to put on airs, to act cool

Definitions

  1. to put on airs, to act cool

Ancestry of “џекирати”, step by step

џекирати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пра̏вити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпра̏витиto make, create
2Proto-Slavicpravitito twist, to turn
3Proto-Slavicpravъright, straight; correct
4Proto-Balto-Slavicprōˀwas
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₃-wo-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Serbo-Croatian Џек

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianЏек
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s