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Where does “обо̀рити” come from?

обо̀рити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian борити, from Proto-Slavic boriti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “обо̀рити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianборитиto fight, struggle; to compete
2Proto-Slavicboritito battle, to wrestle
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “обо̀рити”

  • обарати
  • оборив
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