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

Definitions

  1. abstemious, restrained

Ancestry of “уздржљив”, 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 →