Where does “zabraniti” come from?

zabraniti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian brániti, from Proto-Slavic borniti, from Proto-Slavic bornь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic barˀnís, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bárˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

zabraniti (Serbo-Croatian): to forbid, prohibit; to disallow; to ban

Definitions

  1. to forbid, prohibit; to disallow; to ban

Ancestry of “zabraniti”, step by step

zabraniti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian brániti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbránitito defend, protect; obstruct, stop
2Proto-Slavicbornitito defend, to protect
3Proto-Slavicbornьresistance, standoff; scuffle, battle
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbarˀnísfight, quarrel
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbárˀteito fight; to quarrel
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bárˀtei →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic barˀnís →