Where does “обра́нити” come from?

обра́нити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бра́нити, from Proto-Slavic borniti, from Proto-Slavic bornь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic barˀnís, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bárˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

обра́нити (Serbo-Croatian): to defend

Definitions

  1. to defend

Ancestry of “обра́нити”, step by step

обра́нити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian бра́нити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбра́нитиto defend, protect; obstruct, stop
2Proto-Slavicbornitito defend, to protect
3Proto-Slavicbornьresistance, standoff; scuffle, battle
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbarˀnísfight, quarrel
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbárˀteito fight; to quarrel
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Serbo-Croatian о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “обра́нити”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bárˀtei →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic barˀnís →