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Where does “ослонити” come from?

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

ослонити (Serbo-Croatian): to lean; to lean on, hold onto; to rely on, trust

Definitions

  1. to lean; to lean on, hold onto; to rely on, trust

Ancestry of “ослонити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →