Where does “suzdržati” come from?

suzdržati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian držati, from Proto-Slavic dьržati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

suzdržati (Serbo-Croatian): to restrain; to abstain

Definitions

  1. to restrain; to abstain

Ancestry of “suzdržati”, step by step

suzdržati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian držati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandržatito hold, grasp; to bear, support; to consider
2Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Serbo-Croatian su

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansuthird-person plural present of bȉti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьržati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian držati →