Where does “обала” come from?

обала (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian вал, from Proto-Slavic valъ, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

обала (Serbo-Croatian): bank; coast, shore; shoreline

Definitions

  1. bank; coast, shore; shoreline

Ancestry of “обала”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвалwave
2Proto-Slavicvalъroll, slump, downturn
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic valъ →