Where does “obalamutit” come from?
obalamutit (Czech) comes from Czech o, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
Ancestry of “obalamutit”, step by step
obalamutit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | o | about; for |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |
via Czech balamutit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | balamutit | to fool, to bamboozle |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *balamǫtiti | — |