Where does “отровати” come from?

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

отровати (Serbo-Croatian): to poison

Definitions

  1. to poison

Ancestry of “отровати”, step by step

отровати 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 тровати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтроватиto poison
2Proto-Slavictrovatito poison
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantrouH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →