Where does “izgrepsti” come from?
izgrepsti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian iz, from Proto-Slavic jьz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.
izgrepsti (Serbo-Croatian): to scrape
Ancestry of “izgrepsti”, step by step
izgrepsti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian iz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | iz | from, out of; for, because of, out of; with,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jьz | from, out of |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iź | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰs | out |
via Serbo-Croatian grȅpsti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | grȅpsti | to scrape, scratch |
| 2 | Slavic | *greti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | grebtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *gʰrebh₂- | to seize, grab |