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Where does “prekretnica” come from?

prekretnica (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.

prekretnica (Serbo-Croatian): turning point, milestone, landmark

Definitions

  1. turning point, milestone, landmark

Ancestry of “prekretnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpreokrénuti—
2Serbo-Croatianokrenutito turn, turn around; to change, switch; to dial
3Serbo-Croatianoon, against; about, concerning, of, on
4Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
5Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
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