Where does “održiv” come from?
održiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian održati, from Serbo-Croatian o, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
održiv (Serbo-Croatian): sustainable, viable (of abstract concepts)
Definitions
- sustainable, viable (of abstract concepts)
Ancestry of “održiv”, step by step
održiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian održati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | održati | to preserve, maintain; to keep, honour, fulfill;... |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | o | on, against; about, concerning, of, on |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |
via Proto-Dravidian iv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | iv | — |