Where does “neobranjiv” come from?

neobranjiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian obranjiv, from Serbo-Croatian obrániti, from Serbo-Croatian brániti, from Proto-Slavic borniti, from Proto-Slavic bornь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic barˀnís, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bárˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

neobranjiv (Serbo-Croatian): indefensible

Definitions

  1. indefensible

Ancestry of “neobranjiv”, step by step

neobranjiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian obranjiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianobranjivdefensible
2Serbo-Croatianobránitito defend
3Serbo-Croatianbránitito defend, protect; obstruct, stop
4Proto-Slavicbornitito defend, to protect
5Proto-Slavicbornьresistance, standoff; scuffle, battle
6Proto-Balto-Slavicbarˀnísfight, quarrel
7Proto-Balto-Slavicbárˀteito fight; to quarrel
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Serbo-Croatian ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannenot; no
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bárˀtei →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic barˀnís →