Where does “pretpostaviti” come from?

pretpostaviti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian prȅd, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pretpostaviti (Serbo-Croatian): to assume, suppose

Definitions

  1. to assume, suppose

Ancestry of “pretpostaviti”, step by step

pretpostaviti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian prȅd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprȅdbefore, just before, shortly before (of occurrence, answering the question kȁd)
2Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Serbo-Croatian postaviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpostavitito put, place, set; to appoint, name
2Serbo-Croatianstavitito put, place; to put on, wear
3Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →