Where does “očuvati” come from?

očuvati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian o, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

očuvati (Serbo-Croatian): to save, preserve, conserve

Definitions

  1. to save, preserve, conserve

Ancestry of “očuvati”, step by step

očuvati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianoon, against; about, concerning, of, on
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

via Serbo-Croatian čuvati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančuvatito guard, protect; to watch over; to save,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →