Where does “odlomiti” come from?

odlomiti (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.

odlomiti (Serbo-Croatian): to break off

Definitions

  1. to break off

Ancestry of “odlomiti”, step by step

odlomiti 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 lomiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlomitito break, crack
2Proto-Slaviclomitito break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →