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Where does “obuti” come from?

obuti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic outei, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- — to adorn, wear.

obuti (Proto-Slavic): to put on footwear

Definitions

  1. to put on footwear

Ancestry of “obuti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicoutei—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ew-to adorn, wear

Words derived from “obuti”

  • obuć
  • obuti
  • обуе
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