Where does “облачити” come from?

облачити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian о̏бла̄к, from Proto-Slavic obolkъ, from Proto-Slavic vȏlkъ — portage?, dragnet?.

облачити (Serbo-Croatian): to dress, clothe, put on clothes; to overcast,...

Definitions

  1. to dress, clothe, put on clothes; to overcast,...

Ancestry of “облачити”, step by step

облачити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian о̏бла̄к

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianо̏бла̄кcloud
2Proto-Slavicobolkъcloud
3Proto-Slavicvȏlkъportage?, dragnet?

via Proto-Slavic *obolčiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*obolčiti

Words derived from “облачити

Every word from Proto-Slavic vȏlkъEvery word from Proto-Slavic obolkъEvery word from Serbo-Croatian о̏бла̄к