Where does “otprije” come from?
otprije (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...
otprije (Serbo-Croatian): from before
Definitions
- from before
Ancestry of “otprije”, step by step
otprije traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian prȉje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | prȉje | before |
| 2 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Serbo-Croatian od
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | od | from, since; of; than |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | otъ | from, away from; originating from, starting from... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |