Where does “najprije” come from?

najprije (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian prȉje, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

najprije (Serbo-Croatian): firstly, at first

Definitions

  1. firstly, at first

Ancestry of “najprije”, step by step

najprije traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian prȉje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprȉjebefore
2Albanian-ë-ing, -ion
3Proto-West Germanic-jā—
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Serbo-Croatian naj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannajmay, let
2Serbo-Croatiannehati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -jā →Every word from Albanian -ë →
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