Where does “подобати” come from?
подобати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic подоба, from Old Church Slavonic доба, from Proto-Slavic doba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dabāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₂ebʰ-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₂ebʰ- — to pass, happen, occur, fit; to model, fashion;...
подобати (Old Church Slavonic): to befit, be appropriate
Definitions
- to befit, be appropriate
Ancestry of “подобати”, step by step
подобати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Church Slavonic подоба
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | подоба | way, means |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | доба | use, advantage |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | doba | time |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dabāˀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰh₂ebʰ-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰh₂ebʰ- | to pass, happen, occur, fit; to model, fashion;... |
via Proto-Slavic *podobati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *podobati | — |