Where does “оковати” come from?

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

оковати (Serbo-Croatian): to shackle, chain; to cover, plate, overlay

Definitions

  1. to shackle, chain; to cover, plate, overlay

Ancestry of “оковати”, step by step

оковати 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 ко̀вати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianко̀ватиto forge
2Proto-Slavickovàtito forge
3Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →