Where does “otočje” come from?

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

otočje (Serbo-Croatian): islands, group of islands; archipelago

Definitions

  1. islands, group of islands; archipelago

Ancestry of “otočje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianotokisland; swelling
2Serbo-Croatianoon, against; about, concerning, of, on
3Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
4Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →