Where does “сусједа” come from?

сусједа (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian а, from Proto-Slavic a, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd.

сусједа (Serbo-Croatian): neighbour

Definitions

  1. neighbour

Ancestry of “сусједа”, step by step

сусједа traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian а

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianаbut, and (compare а̏ли)
2Proto-Slavicabut; and
3Proto-Balto-Slavicōand; but
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ōd—

via Serbo-Croatian су́сјед

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсу́сједneighbor (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ō →Every word from Proto-Slavic a →