Where does “otok” come from?

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

otok (Serbo-Croatian): island; swelling

Definitions

  1. island; swelling

Ancestry of “otok”, step by step

otok 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 tok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantokflow; stream, current; flux
2Proto-Slavictokъcurrent, course, stream
3Proto-Balto-Slavictakas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “otok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →