Where does “об-” come from?

об- (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ob, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

об- (Serbo-Croatian): around, enclosing, surrounding; around,...

Definitions

  1. around, enclosing, surrounding; around,...

Ancestry of “об-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicobaround, against
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “об-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Slavic ob →
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