Where does “обломи́ть” come from?
обломи́ть (Russian) comes from Russian ломи́ть, from Proto-Slavic lomiti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- — broken; weak, broken, soft.
обломи́ть (Russian): to break off
Definitions
- to break off
Ancestry of “обломи́ть”, step by step
обломи́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ломи́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ломи́ть | to break |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lomiti | to break |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃lemH- | broken; weak, broken, soft |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |