Where does “околност” come from?
околност (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech okolnost, from Czech okolní, from Czech okolí, from Czech o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
околност (Serbo-Croatian): circumstance
Ancestry of “околност”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | okolnost | circumstance |
| 2 | Czech | okolní | — |
| 3 | Czech | okolí | surroundings, surrounding area; neighborhood |
| 4 | Czech | o- | around, all around; A complete action, a... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |