Where does “огледати” come from?

огледати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian гле̏дати, from Proto-Slavic ględati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic glenˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰlend-.

огледати (Serbo-Croatian): to mirror, reflect

Definitions

  1. to mirror, reflect

Ancestry of “огледати”, step by step

огледати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian гле̏дати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгле̏датиto watch, see, observe
2Proto-Slavicględatito look at, to watch
3Proto-Balto-Slavicglenˀd-to look at
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlend-—

via Serbo-Croatian о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰlend- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic glenˀd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ględati →