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Where does “ob-” come from?

ob- (Polish) comes from Old Polish ob-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

ob- (Polish): prefix added to verbs for the aspect of space -...

Definitions

  1. prefix added to verbs for the aspect of space -...

Ancestry of “ob-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishob-—
2Proto-Slavico(b)-over

Words derived from “ob-”

  • obnosić
  • obrzezać
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