Where does “одбојник” come from?

одбојник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian о̀дбити, from Proto-Slavic *otъbiti — to beat back?, to repel?.

одбојник (Serbo-Croatian): bumper

Definitions

  1. bumper

Ancestry of “одбојник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianо̀дбитиto refuse
2Proto-Slavic*otъbitito beat back?, to repel?
Every word from Proto-Slavic *otъbiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian о̀дбити →