Where does “poluotok” come from?

poluotok (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.

poluotok (Serbo-Croatian): peninsula

Definitions

  1. peninsula

Ancestry of “poluotok”, step by step

poluotok traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian otok

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—

via Serbo-Croatian u

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianuin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Serbo-Croatian pol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
2Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →