Where does “saprati” come from?

saprati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ša, from Serbo-Croatian šta, from Proto-Slavic čьto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

saprati (Serbo-Croatian): to wash away, wash off

Definitions

  1. to wash away, wash off

Ancestry of “saprati”, step by step

saprati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ša

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianša—
2Serbo-Croatianštawhat
3Proto-Slavicčьtowhat
4Proto-Balto-Slavickiwhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

via Serbo-Croatian prȁti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprȁtito wash
2Proto-Slavicpьratito fly; to beat, to trample; to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →