Where does “Далибор” come from?
Далибор (Macedonian) comes from Serbo-Croatian борити, from Proto-Slavic boriti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Ancestry of “Далибор”, step by step
Далибор traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian борити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | борити | to fight, struggle; to compete |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | boriti | to battle, to wrestle |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Macedonian далеко
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | далеко | — |