Where does “-слони́ть” come from?
-слони́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic sloniti, from Serbo-Croatian ослонити, from Serbo-Croatian о, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
Ancestry of “-слони́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | sloniti | to lean; to screen, to shelter |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | ослонити | to lean; to lean on, hold onto; to rely on, trust |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | о | on, against; about, concerning |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |
Words derived from “-слони́ть”