Where does “одржати” come from?

одржати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian о, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

одржати (Serbo-Croatian): to preserve, maintain, keep; to organize, hold;...

Definitions

  1. to preserve, maintain, keep; to organize, hold;...

Ancestry of “одржати”, step by step

одржати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

via Serbo-Croatian држати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдржатиto hold, grasp; to bear, support; to consider
2Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →