Where does “oslabiti” come from?

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

oslabiti (Serbo-Croatian): to debilitate, weaken, enfeeble; to relax, ease;...

Definitions

  1. to debilitate, weaken, enfeeble; to relax, ease;...

Ancestry of “oslabiti”, step by step

oslabiti 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 slabiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianslabitito debilitate, weaken, enfeeble; to relax, ease;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →