Where does “obveznik” come from?

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

obveznik (Serbo-Croatian): obliged person

Definitions

  1. obliged person

Ancestry of “obveznik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianobvézatito obligate, bind
2Serbo-Croatianob-around, enclosing, surrounding; around,...
3Proto-Slavicobaround, against
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ob- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ob →