Where does “pogrešiti” come from?

pogrešiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian grešiti, from Proto-Slavic grěšiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

pogrešiti (Serbo-Croatian): to mistake, be wrong

Definitions

  1. to mistake, be wrong

Ancestry of “pogrešiti”, step by step

pogrešiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian grešiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangrešitito be wrong, make a mistake; to sin
2Proto-Slavicgrěšitito sin
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Serbo-Croatian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti