Where does “oblizati” come from?

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

oblizati (Serbo-Croatian): to lick, to lick all over

Definitions

  1. to lick, to lick all over

Ancestry of “oblizati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianob-around, enclosing, surrounding; around,...
2Proto-Slavicobaround, against
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ob- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ob →