Where does “priznati” come from?

priznati (Slovene) comes from Slovene pri, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

priznati (Slovene): to admit; to acknowledge

Definitions

  1. to admit; to acknowledge

Ancestry of “priznati”, step by step

priznati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene pri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenepriby, near; at
2Proto-Slavicprinext to, by, at; with; to
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Slovene znáti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneznátito know
2Proto-Slavicznatito know
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “priznati

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei