Where does “описати” come from?

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

описати (Serbo-Croatian): to describe; to circumscribe; to trace, describe

Definitions

  1. to describe; to circumscribe; to trace, describe

Ancestry of “описати”, step by step

описати 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 пи́сати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпи́сатиto write to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate
2Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →