Where does “prepeći” come from?
prepeći (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian peći, from Proto-Slavic peťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
prepeći (Serbo-Croatian): to overdo, overroast; to re-roast, roast again,...
Definitions
- to overdo, overroast; to re-roast, roast again,...
Ancestry of “prepeći”, step by step
prepeći traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian peći
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | peći | to bake; to roast; to burn, sting |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | peťi | to bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pektei | to bake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via Serbo-Croatian pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pre | before, earlier; before; ago |