Where does “одолети” come from?

одолети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic odolěti, from Proto-Slavic doľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

одолети (Serbo-Croatian): to resist, withstand

Definitions

  1. to resist, withstand

Ancestry of “одолети”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicodolětito overcome, to defeat
2Proto-Slavicdoľashare; fate
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*dáljāˀshare, part
4Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dáljāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic doľa →