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Where does “prdež” come from?

prdež (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pьrděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pirdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥d-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

prdež (Serbo-Croatian): fart, flatus

Definitions

  1. fart, flatus

Ancestry of “prdež”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьrdětito break wind, fart
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpirdḗˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥d-éh₁-ye-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →