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

održati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian o

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

via Serbo-Croatian držati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandržatito hold, grasp; to bear, support; to consider
2Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “održati”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →