Where does “obramba” come from?

obramba (Slovene) comes from Serbo-Croatian obrániti, 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.

obramba (Slovene): defense

Definitions

  1. defense

Ancestry of “obramba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianobránitito defend
2Serbo-Croatianbránitito defend, protect; obstruct, stop
3Proto-Slavicbornitito defend, to protect
4Proto-Slavicbornьresistance, standoff; scuffle, battle
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbarˀnísfight, quarrel
6Proto-Balto-Slavicbárˀteito fight; to quarrel
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bárˀteiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic barˀnís
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