Where does “odgovoriti” come from?

odgovoriti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian od, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

odgovoriti (Serbo-Croatian): to answer, reply; to answer, pick up, pick up the...

Definitions

  1. to answer, reply; to answer, pick up, pick up the...

Ancestry of “odgovoriti”, step by step

odgovoriti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian od

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianodfrom, since; of; than
2Proto-Slavicotъfrom, away from; originating from, starting from...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Serbo-Croatian govòriti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangovòritito speak, talk, converse
2Proto-Slavicgovorìtito speak, to talk
3Proto-Indo-Europeangow(H)-to call, cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti