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
Ancestry of “zlokoban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | zlȍkōb | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | kȏb | fate, omen |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kobь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kob- | good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in,... |