Where does “одздравити” come from?
одздравити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian о̏дздра̄в, 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.
одздравити (Serbo-Croatian): to return a greeting, greet in return
Definitions
- to return a greeting, greet in return
Ancestry of “одздравити”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | о̏дздра̄в | a greeting made in return |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | од | from, since; of; than |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | otъ | from, away from; originating from, starting from... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |