Where does “prekretati” come from?
prekretati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian preokrénuti, from Serbo-Croatian okrenuti, from Serbo-Croatian o, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
prekretati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of preokrénuti
Definitions
- imperfective form of preokrénuti
Ancestry of “prekretati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | preokrénuti | to flip, reorient, switch, reverse using a tool, shovel etc |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | okrenuti | to turn, turn around; to change, switch; to dial |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | o | on, against; about, concerning, of, on |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |