Where does “prèstignuti” come from?
prèstignuti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian stići, from Proto-Slavic stigti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic steigtei, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.
Ancestry of “prèstignuti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | stići | Alternative form of stignuti |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | stigti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | steigtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stéygʰeti | to be walking; to be climbing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |
Words derived from “prèstignuti”