Where does “preša” come from?

preša (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German presse, from German Pressen, from Middle High German pressen, from Old High German pressōn, from Latin pressō, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

preša (Serbo-Croatian): hurry; urgency; press

Definitions

  1. hurry; urgency; press

Ancestry of “preša”, step by step

preša traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German presse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpresseinflection of pressen: ## first-person singular...
2GermanPressenplural of Presse
3Middle High Germanpressen
4Old High Germanpressōn
5Latinpressō
6Latinpremōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Venetian pressa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetianpressa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pres-