Where does “'oli” come from?

'oli (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian li, from Proto-Slavic li — question-forming interrogative particle.

'oli (Serbo-Croatian): Do you want?

Definitions

  1. Do you want?

Ancestry of “'oli”, step by step

'oli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian li

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianliquestion-forming interrogative particle; used as...
2Proto-Slavicliquestion-forming interrogative particle

via Serbo-Croatian hoćeš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhoćeš—
Every word from Proto-Slavic li →Every word from Serbo-Croatian li →