Where does “самоо̀брана” come from?
самоо̀брана (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian обрана, from Serbo-Croatian обра́нити, from Serbo-Croatian бра́нити, from Proto-Slavic borniti, from Proto-Slavic bornь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic barˀnís, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bárˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
самоо̀брана (Serbo-Croatian): self-defense
Definitions
- self-defense
Ancestry of “самоо̀брана”, step by step
самоо̀брана traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian обрана
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | обрана | defense |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | обра́нити | to defend |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | бра́нити | to defend, protect; obstruct, stop |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | borniti | to defend, to protect |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | bornь | resistance, standoff; scuffle, battle |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | barˀnís | fight, quarrel |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bárˀtei | to fight; to quarrel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |