Where does “obi” come from?
obi (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan olbi, from Latin alveus, from Latin alvus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
obi (Catalan): a trough
Ancestry of “obi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Catalan | olbi | — |
| 2 | Latin | alveus | a hollow, cavity; a hollow vessel, in the shape... |
| 3 | Latin | alvus | belly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |