Where does “oblok” come from?
oblok (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian ablak, from Slovak oblok, from Slovak oblý, from Proto-Slavic obьlъ — round.
oblok (Serbo-Croatian): window
Ancestry of “oblok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ablak | window; teller window, ticket window; program... |
| 2 | Slovak | oblok | window |
| 3 | Slovak | oblý | rounded |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | obьlъ | round |