Where does “pridodati” come from?

pridodati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pri, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pridodati (Serbo-Croatian): to add, add on

Definitions

  1. to add, add on

Ancestry of “pridodati”, step by step

pridodati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian pri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpriclose to, near, at; with, having, in possession...
2Proto-Slavicprinext to, by, at; with; to
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Serbo-Croatian dòdati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandòdatito add
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei →