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Where does “predstaviti” come from?

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

predstaviti (Serbo-Croatian): to present, portray, describe; to introduce,...

Definitions

  1. to present, portray, describe; to introduce,...

Ancestry of “predstaviti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprȅd—
2Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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