Where does “zaobuť” come from?

zaobuť (Slovak) comes from Slovak obuť, from Proto-Slavic obuti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic outei, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- — to adorn, wear.

zaobuť (Slovak): to provide with shoes, to equip with footwear

Definitions

  1. to provide with shoes, to equip with footwear

Ancestry of “zaobuť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakobuťto put on
2Proto-Slavicobutito put on footwear
3Proto-Balto-Slavicoutei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ew-to adorn, wear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic outei →Every word from Proto-Slavic obuti →
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