Where does “predškola” come from?

predškola (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian prȅd, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

predškola (Serbo-Croatian): kindergarten

Definitions

  1. kindergarten

Ancestry of “predškola”, step by step

predškola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian prȅd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprȅdbefore, just before, shortly before (of occurrence, answering the question kȁd)
2Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Serbo-Croatian škȏla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianškȏlaschool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →