Where does “обвезник” come from?

обвезник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian обве́зати, from Serbo-Croatian об-, from Proto-Slavic ob, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

обвезник (Serbo-Croatian): obliged person

Definitions

  1. obliged person

Ancestry of “обвезник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianобве́затиto obligate
2Serbo-Croatianоб-around, enclosing, surrounding; around,...
3Proto-Slavicobaround, against
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Serbo-Croatian об- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ob →