Where does “sresti” come from?
sresti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sъrěsti, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
sresti (Serbo-Croatian): to encounter, meet
Ancestry of “sresti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | sъrěsti | to meet; to encounter; to find |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъ- | good |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |
Words derived from “sresti”