Where does “preuzeti” come from?

preuzeti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ùzēti, from Proto-Slavic vъzęti, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

preuzeti (Serbo-Croatian): to take over, take on; to download

Definitions

  1. to take over, take on; to download

Ancestry of “preuzeti”, step by step

preuzeti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ùzēti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianùzētito take (grasp with hands)
2Proto-Slavicvъzętito take
3Proto-Slavicętito take
4Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

via Serbo-Croatian pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprebefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic ęti