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Where does “spor” come from?

spor (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sъporъ, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

spor (Serbo-Croatian): dispute, conflict, quarrel; slow; sluggish,...

Definitions

  1. dispute, conflict, quarrel; slow; sluggish,...

Ancestry of “spor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъporъquarrel, argument; alternative reconstruction of...
2Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
3Proto-Slavicpro-—
4Proto-Slavic*pro—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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