Where does “zlokoban” come from?

zlokoban (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zlȍkōb, from Serbo-Croatian kȏb, from Proto-Slavic kobь, from Proto-Indo-European kob- — good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in,...

zlokoban (Serbo-Croatian): ominous, sinister

Definitions

  1. ominous, sinister

Ancestry of “zlokoban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzlȍkōbbad omen
2Serbo-Croatiankȏbfate, omen
3Proto-Slavickobьfate, doom
4Proto-Indo-Europeankob-good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kob- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kobь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian kȏb →