Where does “о́ба” come from?

о́ба (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic оба, from Proto-Slavic oba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aboˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ — both.

о́ба (Russian): both

Definitions

  1. both

Ancestry of “о́ба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicобаboth
2Proto-Slavicobaboth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaboˀboth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₁both
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aboˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic oba →
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