Where does “odbojnik” come from?

odbojnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Polish odbić, from Polish bić, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

odbojnik (Serbo-Croatian): bumper

Definitions

  1. bumper

Ancestry of “odbojnik”, step by step

odbojnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish odbić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishodbićto reflect; to cut in; to win back
2Polishbićto beat
3Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Serbo-Croatian òdbiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianòdbitito refuse, decline
2Proto-Slavic*otъbitito beat back?, to repel?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →