Where does “оба” come from?

оба (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic oba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aboˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ — both.

оба (Serbo-Croatian): both

Definitions

  1. both

Ancestry of “оба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicobaboth
2Proto-Balto-Slavicaboˀboth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₁both
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aboˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic oba →
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