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Where does “prosjačina” come from?

prosjačina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pròsiti, from Proto-Slavic prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

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Ancestry of “prosjačina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpròsitito pray
2Proto-Slavicprositito ask
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →