Where does “обавити” come from?
обавити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian вити, from Proto-Slavic vī́tī, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
обавити (Serbo-Croatian): to do, perform, complete, carry out; to wrap,...
Definitions
- to do, perform, complete, carry out; to wrap,...
Ancestry of “обавити”, step by step
обавити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian вити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | вити | to twist |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vī́tī | to bend, to twist |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wīˀtei | to drive away, chase, pursue; to twist, to wind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via Serbo-Croatian ба̏вити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ба̏вити | to attend, engage in, go in for, occupy oneself with |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | baviti | to linger; to engage in, to entertain; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoHu-eye- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |