Where does “доба” come from?
доба (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic doba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dabāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₂ebʰ-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₂ebʰ- — to pass, happen, occur, fit; to model, fashion;...
доба (Serbo-Croatian): time; age, epoch, era
Ancestry of “доба”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | doba | time |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dabāˀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰh₂ebʰ-eh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰh₂ebʰ- | to pass, happen, occur, fit; to model, fashion;... |