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Where does “prokušati” come from?

prokušati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kušati, from Proto-Slavic kušati, from Proto-Slavic kusiti, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

prokušati (Serbo-Croatian): to try, test

Definitions

  1. to try, test

Ancestry of “prokušati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankušatito taste; to try, test
2Proto-Slavickušatito offer a meal, to give for tasting; to have a...
3Proto-Slavickusitito taste
4Gothic𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽to taste
5Proto-Germanickauzijanąto sample, to taste
6Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
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