Where does “presti” come from?
presti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pręsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)prenˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- — to spin, to swift; to sprint.
Ancestry of “presti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pręsti | to spin |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | (s)prenˀd- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)prend- | to spin, to swift; to sprint |
Words derived from “presti”