Where does “ugrabiti” come from?

ugrabiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian u, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

ugrabiti (Serbo-Croatian): to grab, snatch, seize

Definitions

  1. to grab, snatch, seize

Ancestry of “ugrabiti”, step by step

ugrabiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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 grabiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangrabitito grab, seize; to hurry, speed, scud, rush
2Proto-Slavicgràbitito grab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →