Where does “pregristi” come from?

pregristi (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian grȉsti, from Proto-Slavic gryzti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic grūˀźtei.

pregristi (Serbo-Croatian): to bite/gnaw/chew through, sever by biting; to...

Definitions

  1. to bite/gnaw/chew through, sever by biting; to...

Ancestry of “pregristi”, step by step

pregristi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian grȉsti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangrȉstito bite, gnaw, nibble
2Proto-Slavicgryztito gnaw
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgrūˀźtei—

via Serbo-Croatian pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprebefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic grūˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic gryzti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian grȉsti →