Where does “обмана” come from?
обмана (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian обма́н, from Ukrainian обману́ти, from Ukrainian мани́ти, from Proto-Slavic maniti, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.
обмана (Serbo-Croatian): deception
Ancestry of “обмана”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | обма́н | trick, swindle |
| 2 | Ukrainian | обману́ти | — |
| 3 | Ukrainian | мани́ти | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | maniti | Alternative form of *mamiti; to deceive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂- | mother; mama, mother |