Where does “obranjiv” come from?

obranjiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian obrániti, 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.

obranjiv (Serbo-Croatian): defensible

Definitions

  1. defensible

Ancestry of “obranjiv”, step by step

obranjiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian obrániti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianobránitito defend
2Serbo-Croatianbránitito defend, protect; obstruct, stop
3Proto-Slavicbornitito defend, to protect
4Proto-Slavicbornьresistance, standoff; scuffle, battle
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbarˀnísfight, quarrel
6Proto-Balto-Slavicbárˀteito fight; to quarrel
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—

Words derived from “obranjiv”

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