Where does “preprati” come from?

preprati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian prȁti, from Proto-Slavic pьrati — to fly; to beat, to trample; to wash.

preprati (Serbo-Croatian): to wash again

Definitions

  1. to wash again

Ancestry of “preprati”, step by step

preprati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian prȁti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprȁtito wash
2Proto-Slavicpьratito fly; to beat, to trample; to wash

via Serbo-Croatian pre

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