Where does “oče” come from?

oče (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian otac, from Proto-Slavic otьcь, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

oče (Serbo-Croatian): vocative singular of otac

Definitions

  1. vocative singular of otac

Ancestry of “oče”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianotacfather
2Proto-Slavicotьcьfather
3Proto-Slavicotъfrom, away from; originating from, starting from...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →