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Where does “prvenstvo” come from?

prvenstvo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pr̀vī, from Proto-Slavic pьrvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prvenstvo (Serbo-Croatian): championship; seniority, precedence; primacy,...

Definitions

  1. championship; seniority, precedence; primacy,...

Ancestry of “prvenstvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpr̀vīfirst; the first
2Proto-Slavicpьrvъfirst
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpírˀwas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥h₂wós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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