Where does “одговорити” come from?
одговорити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian од, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
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Ancestry of “одговорити”, step by step
одговорити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian од
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | од | from, since; of; than |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | otъ | from, away from; originating from, starting from... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |