Where does “опсовати” come from?

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

опсовати (Serbo-Croatian): to swear; to curse

Definitions

  1. to swear; to curse

Ancestry of “опсовати”, step by step

опсовати 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 псовати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпсоватиto swear; to curse; to cuss
2Proto-Slavicpьsovatito address a dog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →