Where does “одбрана” come from?
одбрана (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian одбра́нити, 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.
одбрана (Serbo-Croatian): defense
Ancestry of “одбрана”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | одбра́нити | to defend |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | бра́нити | to defend, protect; obstruct, stop |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | borniti | to defend, to protect |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | bornь | resistance, standoff; scuffle, battle |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | barˀnís | fight, quarrel |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bárˀtei | to fight; to quarrel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |