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Where does “оговаривать” come from?

оговаривать (Russian) comes from Russian оговори́ть, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

оговаривать (Russian): to slander; to stipulate; to mention, to specify

Definitions

  1. to slander; to stipulate; to mention, to specify

Ancestry of “оговаривать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоговори́ть—
2Russianо-prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce...
3Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
4Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →