Where does “одузети” come from?
одузети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian у̀зе̄ти, from Proto-Slavic vъzęti, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.
одузети (Serbo-Croatian): to take away, deprive; to subtract; to become...
Definitions
- to take away, deprive; to subtract; to become...
Ancestry of “одузети”, step by step
одузети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian у̀зе̄ти
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | у̀зе̄ти | to take (grasp with the hands) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vъzęti | to take |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ęti | to take |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ímtei | to take |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |
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 |