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Where does “topit” come from?

topit (Albanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian topiti, from Proto-Slavic topìti — to heat; to drown.

topit (Albanian): I make blunt, wear out, hold back

Definitions

  1. I make blunt, wear out, hold back

Ancestry of “topit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantopitito melt; to melt down
2Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown
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