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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

  1. imperfective form of pròstrijēti; imperfective...

Ancestry of “prostirati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpròstrijēti—
2Proto-Slavicprostertito extend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprosterh₃-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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