Where does “kolebljiv” come from?

kolebljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kolebati, from Proto-Slavic kolěbati — to rock, to swing.

kolebljiv (Serbo-Croatian): hesitant

Definitions

  1. hesitant

Ancestry of “kolebljiv”, step by step

kolebljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian kolebati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankolebatito hesitate
2Proto-Slavickolěbatito rock, to swing

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv
Every word from Proto-Slavic kolěbatiEvery word from Serbo-Croatian kolebati