Where does “obećati” come from?
obećati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic oběťati, from Proto-Slavic věťati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic waitjāˀtei.
obećati (Serbo-Croatian): to promise
Ancestry of “obećati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | oběťati | to promise, to pledge |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | věťati | to say, to make a claim, to converse |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | waitjāˀtei | — |