Where does “odzdraviti” come from?
odzdraviti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ȍdzdrāv, from Serbo-Croatian od, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
odzdraviti (Serbo-Croatian): to return a greeting, greet in return
Definitions
- to return a greeting, greet in return
Ancestry of “odzdraviti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ȍdzdrāv | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | od | from, since; of; than |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | otъ | from, away from; originating from, starting from... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |