Where does “обути” come from?

обути (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic obuti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic outei, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- — to adorn, wear.

обути (Serbo-Croatian): to put on

Definitions

  1. to put on

Ancestry of “обути”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicobutito put on footwear
2Proto-Balto-Slavicoutei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ew-to adorn, wear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic outei →Every word from Proto-Slavic obuti →
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