Where does “ogledati” come from?

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

ogledati (Serbo-Croatian): to mirror, reflect

Definitions

  1. to mirror, reflect

Ancestry of “ogledati”, step by step

ogledati 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 glȅdati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianglȅdatito watch, see, observe
2Proto-Slavicglę̀datito look at, to watch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →