Where does “ob-” come from?

ob- (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ob, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

ob- (Serbo-Croatian): around, enclosing, surrounding; around,...

Definitions

  1. around, enclosing, surrounding; around,...

Ancestry of “ob-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicobaround, against
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “ob-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Slavic ob →