Where does “prostirati” come from?
prostirati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pròstrijēti, from Proto-Slavic prosterti, from Proto-Indo-European prosterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
prostirati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of pròstrijēti; imperfective...
Definitions
- imperfective form of pròstrijēti; imperfective...
Ancestry of “prostirati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pròstrijēti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | prosterti | to extend |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | prosterh₃- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |