Where does “заслон” come from?
заслон (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian засло̀нити, 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.
заслон (Serbo-Croatian): screen, shade; lampshade; diaphragm, stop
Definitions
- screen, shade; lampshade; diaphragm, stop
Ancestry of “заслон”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | засло̀нити | to screen, block (sound, light, heat etc.) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sloniti | to lean; to screen, to shelter |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | ослонити | to lean; to lean on, hold onto; to rely on, trust |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | о | on, against; about, concerning |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |