Where does “otec” come from?

otec (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.

otec (Serbo-Croatian): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “otec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicotь̃cь—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь →
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