Where does “охладити” come from?

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

охладити (Serbo-Croatian): to cool

Definitions

  1. to cool

Ancestry of “охладити”, step by step

охладити 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 хладити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianхладитиto cool
2Proto-Slavic*xolditito cool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →
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