Where does “obòriv” come from?
obòriv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian obòriti, from Serbo-Croatian boriti, from Proto-Slavic boriti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
obòriv (Serbo-Croatian): abatable, deniable, contestable
Definitions
- abatable, deniable, contestable
Ancestry of “obòriv”, step by step
obòriv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian obòriti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | obòriti | to bring down, knock off, throw down |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | boriti | to fight, struggle; to compete |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | boriti | to battle, to wrestle |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Proto-Dravidian iv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | iv | — |