Where does “obrániti” come from?

obrániti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian brániti, from Proto-Slavic borniti, from Proto-Slavic bornь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic barˀnís, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bárˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

obrániti (Serbo-Croatian): to defend

Definitions

  1. to defend

Ancestry of “obrániti”, step by step

obrániti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian brániti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbránitito defend, protect; obstruct, stop
2Proto-Slavicbornitito defend, to protect
3Proto-Slavicbornьresistance, standoff; scuffle, battle
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbarˀnísfight, quarrel
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbárˀteito fight; to quarrel
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Serbo-Croatian o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianoon, against; about, concerning, of, on
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “obrániti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bárˀtei →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic barˀnís →