Where does “осећати” come from?

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

осећати (Serbo-Croatian): to feel; to feel, sense; to feel, know

Definitions

  1. to feel; to feel, sense; to feel, know

Ancestry of “осећати”, step by step

осећати 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 сећати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсећатиremember; remind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic abEvery word from Proto-Slavic o(b)
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