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Where does “oba-” come from?

oba- (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Tupi îub, from Old Tupi -a, from Old Tupi pó, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *po, from Proto-Tupian *po.

Ancestry of “oba-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiîub—
2Old Tupi-a—
3Old Tupipóhand
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*po—
5Proto-Tupian*po—

Words derived from “oba-”

  • obasjati
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