Where does “obići” come from?

obići (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ići, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

obići (Serbo-Croatian): to circle, go around

Definitions

  1. to circle, go around

Ancestry of “obići”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianićito go, walk; to flow, run, leak; to function,...
2Proto-Slavicjьtito go
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →
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