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
- bank; coast, shore; shoreline
Ancestry of “обала”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | вал | wave |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | valъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |