Where does “ostaviti” come from?

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

ostaviti (Serbo-Croatian): to leave

Definitions

  1. to leave

Ancestry of “ostaviti”, step by step

ostaviti 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 štaviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianštavitito tan
2Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →