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Where does “održati” come from?

održati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian o, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

održati (Serbo-Croatian): to preserve, maintain; to keep, honour, fulfill;...

Definitions

  1. to preserve, maintain; to keep, honour, fulfill;...

Ancestry of “održati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianoon, against; about, concerning, of, on
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →