Where does “praotac” come from?
praotac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian òtac, from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.
praotac (Serbo-Croatian): forefather, progenitor
Ancestry of “praotac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | òtac | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | otь̃cь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | átta | father |