Where does “obrijati” come from?
obrijati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian o, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
obrijati (Serbo-Croatian): to shave
Ancestry of “obrijati”, step by step
obrijati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | o | on, against; about, concerning, of, on |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |
via Serbo-Croatian brijati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | brijati | to shave; to think; to make out with, to hook up... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | brìti | to shave |