Where does “premotati” come from?

premotati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian motati, from Proto-Slavic motati — to wind.

premotati (Serbo-Croatian): to rewrap; to rewind

Definitions

  1. to rewrap; to rewind

Ancestry of “premotati”, step by step

premotati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian motati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmotatito wind up, roll up; to wrap; to whirl, spin
2Proto-Slavicmotatito wind

via Serbo-Croatian pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprebefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Slavic motati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian motati →