Where does “осоколити” come from?

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

осоколити (Serbo-Croatian): to encourage, cheer up

Definitions

  1. to encourage, cheer up

Ancestry of “осоколити”, step by step

осоколити 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 соколити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсоколитиto encourage, cheer up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →