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Where does “охрабрити” come from?

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

охрабрити (Serbo-Croatian): to encourage, cheer up, embolden; to take...

Definitions

  1. to encourage, cheer up, embolden; to take...

Ancestry of “охрабрити”, 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 →