Where does “уздржљив” come from?
уздржљив (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian уздр̀жати, from Serbo-Croatian држати, from Proto-Slavic dьržati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
уздржљив (Serbo-Croatian): abstemious, restrained
Ancestry of “уздржљив”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | уздр̀жати | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | држати | to hold, grasp; to bear, support; to consider |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dьržati | to hold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |