Where does “predsoblje” come from?

predsoblje (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian soba, from Hungarian szoba, from Old High German stuba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.

predsoblje (Serbo-Croatian): entrance hall, foyer

Definitions

  1. entrance hall, foyer

Ancestry of “predsoblje”, step by step

predsoblje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian soba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansobaroom
2Hungarianszobaroom
3Old High Germanstubaa heated room; bathroom; step
4Proto-Germanic*stubu—

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
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stubu →Every word from Old High German stuba →Every word from Hungarian szoba →