Where does “suočiti” come from?

suočiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian iti, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

suočiti (Serbo-Croatian): to confront (especially face to face)

Definitions

  1. to confront (especially face to face)

Ancestry of “suočiti”, step by step

suočiti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian iti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianitito go
2Proto-Slavicjьtito go
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Serbo-Croatian oko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianokoeye; around, about, roughly, approximately;...
2Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
3Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Serbo-Croatian su

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansuthird-person plural present of bȉti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →