Where does “дебео” come from?
дебео (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic debelъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic debelas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeb-e-lo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeb- — thick, fat, heavy; fat, heavy, thick.
дебео (Serbo-Croatian): fat; thick
Ancestry of “дебео”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | debelъ | fat |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | debelas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeb-e-lo-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeb- | thick, fat, heavy; fat, heavy, thick |