Where does “pretpostavljati” come from?

pretpostavljati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian postavljati, from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

pretpostavljati (Serbo-Croatian): to assume, suppose

Definitions

  1. to assume, suppose

Ancestry of “pretpostavljati”, step by step

pretpostavljati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian postavljati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpostavljatito put, place, set; to appoint, name
2Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
3Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
4Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →