Where does “уздржавање” come from?

уздржавање (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian уздр̀жати, from Serbo-Croatian држати, from Proto-Slavic dьržati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

уздржавање (Serbo-Croatian): abstention; verbal noun of уздржа́вати

Definitions

  1. abstention; verbal noun of уздржа́вати

Ancestry of “уздржавање”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianуздр̀жатиto restrain
2Serbo-Croatianдржатиto hold, grasp; to bear, support; to consider
3Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьržati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian држати →
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