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Where does “preokrenuti” come from?

preokrenuti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian okrenuti, from Serbo-Croatian o, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

Ancestry of “preokrenuti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “preokrenuti”

  • prekretati
  • prekretnica
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