Where does “sloniti” come from?

sloniti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Serbo-Croatian ослонити, from Serbo-Croatian о, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

sloniti (Proto-Slavic): to lean; to screen, to shelter

Definitions

  1. to lean; to screen, to shelter

Ancestry of “sloniti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianослонитиto lean; to lean on, hold onto; to rely on, trust
2Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
3Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
4Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “sloniti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →
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